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section of Detroit, Michigan, within the Archdiocese of Detroit.

History

In the decade of 1900 there were plans to establish a Catholic church, but by 1905 the Hungarians had difficulty agreeing on a final site.CANNOT AGREE ON A SITE
" (DELRAY HUNGARIANS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER CHURCH. Committee Divided Between West End and Dearborn Avenues.) '' Detroit Free Press''. October 28, 1905. Start Page 12. Retrieved on November 26, 2013. "Delray Hungarians cannot agree on a site for the proposed Catholic church and the committee will have to hold several more meetings. They want a church and a school. A plot of ground 200 feet front and 150 feet deep is needed for the buildings." Later that year the Holy Cross Hungarian Church,Church anniversary celebration planned
" '' The Detroit News''. August 30, 2000. ID det8660656. Retrieved on November 24, 2013. a Hungarian Catholic church, opened in Delray.Woodford, p
186
In 1906 the first church building, a frame building, was established.Tutag, p
65
As the number of Hungarians in Delray increased, a new church of the Holy Cross Hungarian Catholic Church opened in 1925. The cornerstone was laid on November 26, 1924.Collum and Krueger, p
177
The construction of Interstate 75 in the mid-1960s destroyed large parts of Delray and divided the community into two pieces. The Hungarian community declined and the Holy Cross parish school closed. The Holy Cross Hungarian Church was scheduled to observe its 75th anniversary on September 17, 2000. By August of that year, renovations and polishing were underway.

Architecture

The brick church building has twin towers. Hungarian-born Henri Kohner was the architect and builder of the current church. Detroit Stained Glass Works designed and created the church's five Renaissance-style heavy enamel-painted sanctuary windows. The windows portray Jesus Christ, Saint Peter,

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, and several Hungarian saints. They were installed in 1924. The company von Gerichten Studio of

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paid $12,000 to have the stained windows made. Ludwig von Gerichten designed and created the church's stained glass windows. Among them is a pot-metal and painted enamel glass window titled "The Assumption of the Virgin." Andras Daubner made several large hand-painted murals that were made between 1948 and 1949.

References

* Collum, Marla O. and Barbara E. Krueger. ''Detroit's Historic Places of Worship''. Wayne State University Press, 2012. , 9780814334249. * Tutag, Nola Huse. ''Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit''. Wayne State University Press, 1987. , 9780814318751. * Woodford, Arthur M. ''This is Detroit, 1701-2001''. Wayne State University Press, 2001. , 9780814329146.

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