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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God

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Photo courtesy of ACO Toronto.

B´Nai Israel Synagogue in August 1922, the year it was built. (Image courtesy of Toronto Public Library.)

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in 2018. (Photo credit: Alessandro Tersigni.)

The Cathedral in 2010. (Image courtesy of SimonP.)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God
257 Shaw Street
Toronto
Trinity-Bellwoods

Year Completed:

1922

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Alternate Name:

B'Nai Israel

Notes:

One of at least two Byzantine-style synagogues in Toronto to have been converted into churches, the other being St. George's Greek Orthodox Church on Bond Street, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God is a landmark to anyone entering Trinity Bellwoods Park from the northwest. Built in 1922 for B'Nai Israel congregation, the conversion of the building's façade involved removing several Stars of David, affixing crosses and cruciform motifs, and levelling off the building's east-west rooflines.

(Research by Alessandro Tersigni and Jamie Glasspool; text by Alessandro Tersigni.)

Status:

Completed

Map:

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BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Religious

Current Use:

Religious , Church

Former Use:

Synagogue

Heritage Status:

No heritage status

Main Style:

Byzantine <-- More buildings in this style.

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