St. Hedwig Parish in Detroit – on the Events of 1905 in Press Articles of that Time
St. Hedwig Parish in Detroit – on the Events of 1905 in Press Articles of that Time
Author(s): Maria Anna FurtakSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Migration Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: American Polonia; Detroit’s Polonia; Americanization; Catholic Church in Detroit
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to describe a St. Hedwig Detroit conflict of 1905. It was one of the Polish American history events, when a group of parishioners disobeyed their pastor and the local bishop. The conflict was covered in detail by two influential journals: Detroit Free Press and The Evening News, Detroit. The article focuses on the major events of the conflict beginning with establishing the St. Hedwig Parish in Detroit in 1903, a clash between parish trustees and the pastor, excommunication of disobedient trustees by Bishop John Samuel Foley and reopening the church in August 1905. That part of St. Hedwig Parish history shows how important was the parish for the community Polish immigrants community, what was their mentality and attitude towards American reality and Roman Catholic Hierarchy in the USA. The St. Hedwig conflict of 1905 is one of the similar events which occurred in at the turn of 19th and 20th century among Polish Americans and the American Church.
Journal: Studia Polonijne
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 41
- Page Range: 131-143
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English