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词条 St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (Detroit)
释义

  1. History

  2. Architecture

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

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| name = St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| partof = Greektown Historic District
| partof_refnum = 82002902
| image = StMarysGreektownDetroit.jpg
| caption =
| location = 646 Monroe Street
Detroit, Michigan
| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|6|N|83|2|32|W|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| architect = Peter Dederichs
| architecture = Pisan Romanesque
| added = May 6, 1982
| governing_body = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
}}

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, formally the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is in the third oldest Roman Catholic parish in Detroit, Michigan.[1] It is located at 646 Monroe Street in heart of Greektown Historic District in downtown Detroit. It is often called Old St. Mary's Church to avoid confusion with other St. Mary's parishes in the Redford neighborhood of Detroit or nearby Royal Oak, Monroe, or Wayne.

The complex originally consisted of the church, rectory, constructed in 1876, school, constructed in 1868, and convent, completed in 1922.[2] The convent was demolished in the early 2000s and replaced with a community center designed to resemble the 1841 church building.

St. Mary Parish has been staffed by the Spiritans or Holy Ghost Fathers since 1893. It was previously administered by the Franciscan Fathers (1872–1893) and the Redemptorist Fathers (1847–1872).

History

The parish was founded in 1834 by Father Martin Kundig to serve the German-speaking immigrants who settled in this part of the city. The first church was constructed in 1841 at this site on land sold to Bishop Peter Paul LeFevere for one dollar by Antoine and Monica Beaubien, two of the area's early settlers. The materials for the church cost an additional $239. The Beaubiens also donated four bells for the new church.[3]

The cornerstone for the current structure was laid in 1884 and it was completed in 1885. Its German born and trained architect Peter Dederichs was a parishioner of the Church and also designed nearby Sacred Heart Church.[3]

In the early twentieth century, Father Joseph Wuest, then-Pastor of Old St. Mary's, constructed three grottos at the rear of the church. One is the Baptistry on the Epistle side of the building. It depicts the scene described in the Canonical Gospels of the Baptism of Jesus. Next to the Baptistry is a replica of the Shrine of Lourdes. Within this grotto is an altar where weekly mass is celebrated. Older members of the church say that Father Wuest collected the rocks he used in the construction during a trip to Lourdes, France. On the opposite side of the church is the third grotto which depicts the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before the crucifixion.[2]

Rev. John A. Lemke, born in Detroit on February 10, 1866, of Prussian-Polish parents, was baptized at St. Mary's on February 18, 1866. He went on to become the first native-born Roman Catholic Priest of Polish descent to be ordained in the United States.[4]

St. Mary's school opened in 1844 with lay teachers. The Christian Brothers began teaching male upperclassmen in 1852 with the School Sisters of Notre Dame assuming responsibility for teaching the girls and younger boys. The building was replaced in 1855 and the current building, designed by Pius Daubner, was erected in 1868. The school operated until 1966.

The church, school and rectory were listed as Michigan Historic Sites in 1979 and markers were erected at all three.[5]

Architecture

The church is constructed of red brick in the Romanesque style with Venetian accents.[6] The west façade is dominated by twin towers which frame a large rose window. The Romanesque-Venetian style carries over to the rectory and now-demolished convent. The church is {{convert|176|ft|abbr=on}} long. The nave is {{convert|80|ft|abbr=on}} wide and reaches a height of {{convert|90|ft|abbr=on}}. One striking feature of the church interior is the ten polished granite columns which divide the main and side aisles. The columns are each cut from a single piece of granite and were originally intended for the Michigan State Capitol building then under construction in Lansing. For unknown reasons, the columns were not used in the Capitol and the church was able to purchase all ten for only $4,625 bringing the total construction cost to $81,210.[7]

See also

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
  • Greektown Historic District

References

1. ^Collum, Marla O.; Krueger, Barbara E.; & Kostuch, Dorothy (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tMqFxOSc364C&pg=PA64 Detroit's Historic Places of Worship], p. 64. Wayne State University Press.
2. ^{{citation|title=Old Saint Mary's|date=c. 1984|publisher=Old St. Mary's Parish}}
3. ^{{Cite book |author1=Hill, Eric J. |author2=John Gallagher |lastauthoramp=yes |title=AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture |year=2002 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=0-8143-3120-3}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stalbertus.org/revLemke.pdf|author=Alan R. Treppa|title=Rev. John A. Lemke: America's First Native Born Roman Catholic Priest|publisher=StAlbertus.org|accessdate=May 25, 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707230016/http://www.stalbertus.org/revLemke.pdf|archivedate=July 7, 2007|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/16216.htm|title=St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church|publisher=Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|accessdate=2010-10-19}}
6. ^{{Cite book |author=Meyer, Katherine Mattingly and Martin C.P. McElroy with Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry, Hon A.I.A. |title=Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide Revised Edition |year=1980 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn=0-8143-1651-4}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://oldstmarysdetroit.com/History-of-St-Mary-Detroit.php |title=History of St. Mary Detroit|publisher=oldstmarysdetroit.com|accessdate=2010-10-19}}

Further reading

  • {{Cite book |author=Godzak, Roman |title=Archdiocese of Detroit (Images of America) |year=2000 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |ISBN= 0-7385-0797-0}}
  • {{Cite book |author=Godzak, Roman |title=Catholic Churches of Detroit (Images of America) |year=2004 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |ISBN= 0-7385-3235-5}}
  • {{Cite book |author=Godzak, Roman |title=Make Straight the Path: A 300 Year Pilgrimage Archdiocese of Detroit |year=2000 |publisher=Editions du Signe |ISBN= 2-7468-0145-0}}
  • {{Cite book |author=Tentler, Leslie Woodcock with forward by Edmund Cardinal Szoka |title=Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit |year=1992 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |ISBN= 0-8143-2106-2}}
  • {{Cite book |author=Tutag, Nola Huse with Lucy Hamilton |title=Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=1988 |isbn=0-8143-1875-4}}

External links

{{Commons category|St. Mary's Roman Catholic church, Detroit}}
  • Old St. Marys Church
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit}}{{Religious landmarks in metropolitan Detroit}}{{National Register of Historic Places in Michigan}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, Michigan}}

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