St. Basil’s Church
St. Basil's Church, built in 1856, is the founding church of the Congregation of St. Basil on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada affiliated with St. Michael’s College
- Also known as: “BS”, “St. Basil’s Church, St. Michael’s College”, and “St. Basil’s Church, Toronto”
- Address: 50 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1J4
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Royal Ontario Museum.
Yonge-Dundas
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Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
Royal Ontario Museum
Museum
Photo: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest museum in Canada. Royal Ontario Museum is situated 480 metres west of St. Basil’s Church.
John M. Kelly Library
Library
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John M. Kelly Library is situated 170 metres south of St. Basil’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorkville and Church and Wellesley.
Yorkville
Neighborhood
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Yorkville is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the south, Davenport Road to the north, Yonge Street to the east and Avenue Road to the west, and it is part of the Annex neighbourhood.
Church and Wellesley
Neighborhood
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Church and Wellesley is an LGBT-oriented enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Gerrard Street to the south, Yonge Street to the west, Charles Street to the north, and Jarvis Street to the east, with the core commercial strip located along Church Street from Wellesley south to Alexander.
Discovery District
Neighborhood
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The Discovery District is one of the commercial districts in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a high concentration of hospitals and research institutions, particularly those related to biotechnology.
St. Basil’s Church
- Categories: university church, university building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.66637° or 43° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-79.38901° or 79° 23′ 20″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ86+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 15401924OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q4504990
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“St. Basil’s Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس باسيل”
- French: “église Saint-Basile”
- French: “Église Saint-Basile”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Василия Великого (Торонто)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Василия Великого”
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