[PHOTO] Byzantine Slovak Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God

[rfmcdonald]

The Byzantine Slovak Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Chrám Narodenia Bohorodičky) cathedral, located at 257 Shaw Street just next to Trinity-Bellwoods Part, this church is the main center of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church in North America and apparently the only church in the Diocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto. An Eastern Rite church in communion with Rome, apparently the denomination is closely linked to the Ruthenians in adjacent Ukraine.

Byzantine Slovak Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Originally uploaded by rfmcdpei

It was a fine summer's day when I took the cathedral's photo.

Shrine of the Byzantine Slovak Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Originally uploaded by rfmcdpei

This is a photo of the cathedral's shrine to the Virgin Mary.