St. Boniface Cathedral (Winnipeg)

The Catholic Cathedral of St. Boniface is located in the Canadian city of Winnipeg in Manitoba province. Initially, a small chapel was built on this site in the Saint-Boniface quarter. The initiator of the construction in 1818 was the priest Norbert Provenscher, who later became the first bishop of St. Boniface Cathedral. The fully wooden chapel was destroyed by fire in 1860, but was soon rebuilt in stone by order of the new bishop Alexander Toshe.

The architect of the new building was Jean-Omer Marchand. The cathedral was to become one of the most magnificent churches in Western Canada. The main facade of the building was rebuilt in 1906 after another fire that destroyed the stained glass windows and the main outlet above the central entrance.

Today, the Cathedral of St. Boniface is a complex combination of Romanesque style and Renaissance style. As a result of the reconstruction, it was decided to combine the old and new appearance of the cathedral. The destroyed window opening decided not to glaze, but left a through hole. Architects Etienne Gabory and Denis Lucier arranged the central rose window in such a way that the sky is always visible through it.