Marine City in St. Clair County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Holy Cross Parish
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 26, 2011
1. Holy Cross Parish Marker
Inscription.
Holy Cross Parish. . Father Gabriel Richard received this triangular plot of land by way of a grant from President John Quincy Adams on April 1, 1825. This area, known as Catholic Point, contains, among other buildings a church, a rectory, a convent, the former high school, a new high school, and a grade school. The present church edifice, the second to stand on the site, was built in 1903. A bell, which formerly hung in the original Church, was cast in Normandy, France, in 1825. The tracker organ in the Church was built in 1861 and is one of the earliest American-built models in Michigan. Among former pastors of Holy Cross Parish, in addition to Father Gabriel Richard, were the saintly missionary Bishop Frederic Baraga, and a pioneer priest of St. Clair, Father Lawrence Kilroy. Holy Cross Parish has remained in continuous use and service to the people for over 150 years.
Father Gabriel Richard received this triangular plot of land by way of a grant from President John Quincy Adams on April 1, 1825. This area, known as Catholic Point, contains, among other buildings a church, a rectory, a convent, the former high school, a new high school, and a grade school. The present church edifice, the second to stand on the site, was built in 1903. A bell, which formerly hung in the original Church, was cast in Normandy, France, in 1825. The tracker organ in the Church was built in 1861 and is one of the earliest American-built models in Michigan. Among former pastors of Holy Cross Parish, in addition to Father Gabriel Richard, were the saintly missionary Bishop Frederic Baraga, and a pioneer priest of St. Clair, Father Lawrence Kilroy. Holy Cross Parish has remained in continuous use and service to the people for over 150 years.
Erected 1978 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L0546.)
W. Marker is in Marine City, Michigan, in St. Clair County. Marker is on South Water Street south of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 South Water Street, Marine City MI 48039, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Our Lady on the River Parish. (Submitted on March 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 2. History of Holy Cross Church. (Submitted on September 25, 2018, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 26, 2011
2. Holy Cross Parish Marker
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 26, 2011
3. Holy Cross Parish Marker
Photographed By Joel Seewald, September 23, 2018
4. Holy Cross Parish Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
