St-Boniface is a city ward and neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Along with being the centre of the Franco-Manitoban community, it ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada.
Image: Provencher Blvd, St. Boniface, Winnipeg (505057) (24743076552)
Image: 219 Blvd Provencher "City Hall" "Hotel de Ville" building in St Boniface, Winnipeg
Image: St. Boniface University and Cathedral, Cathedrale Ave, Winnipeg panoramio
Image: ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL 05
Saint Boniface Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral of Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is an important building in Winnipeg, and is the principal church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Boniface, serving the eastern part of Manitoba province as well as the local Franco-Manitoban community. The church sits in the centre of the city at 190 avenue de la Cathédrale, Saint Boniface. Before the fire on July 22, 1968, which destroyed the previous building on site, the church was a minor basilica.
Saint Boniface Cathedral
Between 1908 façade and back of new cathedral
In 1972, a cathedral was built incorporating the back wall of the 1906 cathedral.
Headstone for Louis Riel at the cathedral's cemetery.