Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Also known as Saint Mary's Pokrov Greek Catholic Cemetery
Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
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St. Mary's (Pokrova) Byzantine Catholic Church
321 Chestnut Avenue
Kingston, Pa. 18704
Tele : (570) 287-0282
The history of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church traces its beginning to the year 1887, when a group of dedicated Eastern Europeans gathered to make plans to erect a church in which they could worship according to their Eastern Catholic traditions.
These Sub-Carpathian Ruthenians, or Carpatho-Rusyns, came from the northeastern part of the then Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Slovakia and Ukraine) and held a great devotion to their Byzantine (Greek) Catholic Church. Other Slavic groups, that is Slovak and Polish, who had earlier immigrated into this region possessed similar ethnic customs, however, they were quite different in their religious (Roman Catholic) rites. It was this difference in religious ritual, along with a fervent desire to worship in their own tradition that led to the formation of St. Mary's Church.
One of five adjacent cemeteries on the side of a hill known as Pringle Hill. To enter, drive to the end of Connor Street where it meets Hurbane Street. Turn right and follow this driveway, bearing left at the fork in the road. Continue about 200 feet to cemetery.
St. Mary's (Pokrova) Byzantine Catholic Church
321 Chestnut Avenue
Kingston, Pa. 18704
Tele : (570) 287-0282
The history of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church traces its beginning to the year 1887, when a group of dedicated Eastern Europeans gathered to make plans to erect a church in which they could worship according to their Eastern Catholic traditions.
These Sub-Carpathian Ruthenians, or Carpatho-Rusyns, came from the northeastern part of the then Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Slovakia and Ukraine) and held a great devotion to their Byzantine (Greek) Catholic Church. Other Slavic groups, that is Slovak and Polish, who had earlier immigrated into this region possessed similar ethnic customs, however, they were quite different in their religious (Roman Catholic) rites. It was this difference in religious ritual, along with a fervent desire to worship in their own tradition that led to the formation of St. Mary's Church.
One of five adjacent cemeteries on the side of a hill known as Pringle Hill. To enter, drive to the end of Connor Street where it meets Hurbane Street. Turn right and follow this driveway, bearing left at the fork in the road. Continue about 200 feet to cemetery.
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- Percent photographed39%
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Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Total memorials2k+
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Pringle, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed74%
- Percent with GPS3%
- Added: 7 Sep 2007
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2230716
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