Saint George Orthodox Cathedral

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Great Martyr George,

This glorious martyr George was born in Cappadocia, the son of rich and God-fearing parents. His father suffered for Christ, after which his mother moved to Palestine. When George grew up, he went into the army. By the age of twenty, he became a tribune, in Roman Emperor Diocletian’s Army.

When this Emperor began a terrible persecution of Christians, George confessed before the Emperor that he was a Christian. The Emperor tried to make Gorge change his mind, by making many earthly promises to him. Seeing that threats and promises could not move him from his steadfast confession of Christ, the Emperor put him in prison. Because George did not give up to his faith, he was put to terrible tortures, which were overcome by Geroge because of his love towards Christ.

By the wonders that took place during those tortures, he guided many to believe in Christ, including Queen Alexandra, Diocletian’s wife, the chief pagan priest, Athanasius, the governor Glycerius and Valerius, Donatus and Therinus. Finally, the Emperor commanded that George and the Empress Alexandra be beheaded. This happened at the beginning of fourth Christian century.

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Historical Overview,

Saint George Orthodox Cathedral

At the turn of the 19^th and 20^th centuries, many Orthodox people from Romania came to Saskatchewan – a majority coming between 1900 -1920. Starting parishes and building churches was a priority so they may attend the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and other special services, to have their children baptized, and to have marriages and funeral services performed.

1914 St. George parish was established and the original wooden church built on the present site. It involved much hard work and sacrifice by some of the people before they themselves had satisfactory housing.

1928 The small wooden church was remodeled after part of the building was destroyed by fire and a new Byzantine dome replaced the old dome. Many parish records were lost in the blaze – along with them, the church’s early history.

Other renovations took place in the early 1950’s.

1952 The use of English in the religious services was started for the benefit of the younger generation and converts.
1959 To accommodate the greater numbers of the faithful, a special plan for fundraising for a new larger church was started.
1960 The construction of the present Cathedral was completed and the mortgage burned.
1971 Blessing and official opening of the new Parish House at 421 Victoria Avenue.
1972 St. George parish participated in the construction and establishment of the Orthodox Centre at Fort Qu’Appelle.
1982 The church school program was revived. It is growing and has become a major priority of the parish.
1988 The first of our now annual pre-Easter Lenten period retreats with guest speakers and special topics for discussion, was held.
2001 Construction of a small addition to the church with the installation of an elevator and wheelchairs accesses.

Nowadays, St. George Orthodox Cathedral is a multinational Church including Canadians and other Orthodox faithful from all over the world.

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Contact Information:

Parish Priest: Fr. Cosmin Sicoe, (306) 352-0686

President, Parish Executive: Ryan Gieni, (306) 525-6569

Parish Office: Eugene Roscoe (Secretary), (306) 352-0112

e-mail: stgeorgeregina@yahoo.ca

Parish office mailing address: 2005 Edgar Street, Regina, Sask. S4N 3K5

Church address: 2005 Edgar Street, Regina, Sask. S4N 3K5

Parish office hours: 9:00 -12:00 (noon) and by appointment

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