Holy Rosary Cathedral (Regina)

Holy Rosary Cathedral (Regina)

Holy Rosary Cathedral at 13th Avenue and Garnet Street in Regina, Saskatchewan, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina. Its construction began in 1912; the cornerstone was blessed by the Papal Ambassador on June 29, 1913.

It was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by the firm of Joseph Fortin of Montreal, who also designed the Roman Catholic cathedrals in Saskatoon and Gravelbourg. Smith Bros. & Wilson built it at a cost of $200,000.

The building was designed by the Montréal architect J. Fortin and modelled after churches in northern France; it was built by Smith Brothers & Wilson at a cost of $135,000. The cornerstone was blessed (see photo) by the Apostolic Delegate — the Ambassador of the Holy See — on 30 June 1913 before some 2000 people and the building was completed in 1917.

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