St. Cecilia (Diocese of Saginaw)
| St. Cecilia | |
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| Dedication: | St. Cecilia |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 106 E Wheaton St., Clare, Michigan 48617 |
| City: | Clare, MI |
| Subdivision: | Michigan |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Clare County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 4/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Cecilia is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, serving the Catholic community of Clare, Michigan, in Clare County. The parish takes its name from Saint Cecilia, the early Christian martyr traditionally venerated as the patroness of music and musicians.
St. Cecilia is a diocesan parish administered under the ordinary structures of the Diocese of Saginaw, without designation as a basilica, cathedral, or shrine. The parish maintains an active sacramental and community life for Catholics in and around Clare, a small city in the mid-Michigan region.
No confirmed founding date is documented in the sources available for this article, though the parish's presence in Clare reflects the broader pattern of Catholic settlement and parish establishment across mid-Michigan communities during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
History
Specific archival details regarding the founding and early development of St. Cecilia Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.[1] According to general patterns of Catholic parish development in the Diocese of Saginaw, communities such as Clare were often served initially as missions attached to larger parishes before being established as independent parishes as local Catholic populations grew.[2]
The parish continues to serve the Catholic faithful of Clare and the surrounding area, offering regular Mass and sacramental life to the local community.
Special features
- Parish life centered on the Catholic community of Clare, Michigan
- Devotion to Saint Cecilia, patroness of musicians and church music
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church typically contains deposited relics, as is customary in consecrated churches. Specific details regarding relics associated with St. Cecilia Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the St. Cecilia church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
The worship space is arranged in the customary manner of Catholic parish churches, with seating oriented toward the sanctuary and altar. Further specific details are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows, if present, are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional statuary, if present, likely reflects traditional Catholic iconography associated with Saint Cecilia and other venerated figures, though specific details are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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- St. Mary (Diocese of Saginaw, Alma)
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- St. Mark (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Auburn)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Bad Axe)
- St. Cyril (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Holy Trinity (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of the Visitation (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Boniface (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Hedwig (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Hyacinth (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. James (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Bay City)
- St. Maria Goretti (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Mary of the Assumption (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Vincent de Paul (Diocese of Saginaw, Bay City)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Birch Run)
- Sacred Heart (Diocese of Saginaw, Caro)
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- St. Roch (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Pancratius (Diocese of Saginaw)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Diocese of Saginaw)
External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "Parish website". St. Cecilia Parish. https://www.olhclare.org.
- ↑ "About the Diocese of Saginaw". Diocese of Saginaw. https://www.dioceseofsaginaw.org.