Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
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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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    Coordinates: 41.27436, -75.90761
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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.










This cemetery is associated with

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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  • Added: 7 Sep 2007
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2230716