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Assumption Cathedral, Main Street

Visitors to Gravelbourg are often surprised to find this impressive cathedral in a town of barely more than a thousand people. In the early 20th century, the Gravelbourg . . .

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Visitors to Gravelbourg are often surprised to find this impressive cathedral in a town of barely more than a thousand people. In the early 20th century, the Gravelbourg area was the focus of a French-Canadian attempt to establish communities in Southern Saskatchewan.

The grand complex completed in 1923 consists of the cathedral, the Bishop’s residence, convent school, and a college. It was designed by the prominent Montreal architect, Joseph-Ernest Fortin. Until about 1965, Gravelbourg even had its own French radio station. Today, the “Fransaskois” population of Saskatchewan has declined to less than 2%, and nearly all of them speak English much of the time.

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