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'''Canora, SK : Verbitsky Cemetery, 1902'''


Verbitsky is also spelt Verbivtsi.


The Temple itself stands in ruins, and there have been no services within it for the past 50 years. 

[[File:20170726 Verbitsky Ruined temple2.jpg]]
 

The graveyard with approximately 25 graves is maintained by family members of the deceased.

There are annual prayers in the cemetery, during the warm weather, and at other times when requested.



'''Cemetery burials'''

[[File:20170726 Headstone Verbitsky2.jpg]]

This cemetery is a part of the Deanery of Saskatchewan-Manitoba-Nunavut, of the [https://www.archdiocese.ca Archdiocese of Canada], of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Orthodox_Church_in_America The Orthodox Church in America].  The dean is the [https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/scratch-priest-gregory Archpriest Gregory Scratch].  The bishop is [[Archbishop Irénée (Rochon)]].

The cemetery is supervised from [[Yorkton SK Saint Mark the Evangelist Orthodox Church 1987 |Saint Mark's Orthodox Church]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkton Yorkton], Saskatchewan. 

In 2017, the priest in charge of the cemetery is the [https://www.archdiocese.ca/clergy/luciuk-archpriest-rodion Archpriest Rodion Luciuk].


Directions :

The Verbitsky Cemetery is located 16 km (10 mi) north and 5 km (3 mi) east of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canora,_Saskatchewan Canora], Saskatchewan.



Archpriest Rodion Luciuk

310, Circlebrooke Drive

Yorkton, Saskatchewan 

S3N 2T1


Telephone : 306-782-2482

E-mail : fatherrod@sasktel.net



==References==

[http://www.archdiocese.ca/community/verbitsky-cemetery-canora-sk Archdiocese article]

[http://oca.org/parishes/oca-ca-canver OCA article]


'''Additional information :'''

[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2577046 Cemetery information from "Find a Grave"]

[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2577046 Cemetery names]

[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2577046&GRid=145612571& Gravestone of Metro Ostapowich]  







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