St. Josaphat (Diocese of Saginaw)

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St. Josaphat
Dedication: St. Josaphat
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Saginaw
Deanery:
Address: 469 Shattuck Rd., Saginaw, Michigan 48604
City: Saginaw, MI
Subdivision: Michigan
Country: United States
County: Saginaw County
Website: Website
Founded:
School: No
Email: None specified
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St. Josaphat is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, located at 469 Shattuck Road in Saginaw, Michigan. The parish is dedicated to Saint Josaphat Kuncevych, the seventeenth-century Ukrainian Basilian archbishop of Polotsk and martyr for Christian unity, whose feast is kept by the Latin Church on November 12.

No confirmed founding date for St. Josaphat is documented in available sources. Like several other national parishes on Saginaw's east side dedicated to saints of Slavic heritage, the parish is understood to have its roots in the city's Polish Catholic immigrant community, though specific founding details are not verifiable here.

Today, St. Josaphat is served as part of the St. John Paul II Catholic Community, a grouping of parishes in Saginaw that share pastoral leadership and resources.[1]

History

Limited public documentation is available regarding the specific founding circumstances of St. Josaphat parish. Saginaw's east side was historically home to a substantial Polish Catholic immigrant population beginning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and parishes dedicated to saints such as Saint Hyacinth, Saint Stanislaus Kostka, and Saint Hedwig were established in the diocese to serve these communities alongside St. Josaphat. According to the parish's current shared website, St. Josaphat is now pastored in collaboration with other Saginaw parishes as part of the St. John Paul II Catholic Community.[2]

No confirmed details regarding the parish's original founding pastor, cornerstone laying, or dedication ceremony are documented in available sources.

Special features

  • Continuation of devotion to Saint Josaphat within the Saginaw Catholic community
  • Participation in the shared ministries and sacramental life of the St. John Paul II Catholic Community

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints, as is standard practice for consecrated altars. Specific information regarding any relics housed at St. Josaphat is not publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the St. Josaphat church building are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

No confirmed details regarding the interior layout or sanctuary arrangement are documented in available sources.

Stained Glass Windows

Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.

Statues and Sculptures

Any devotional statuary honoring Saint Josaphat or other saints is not publicly documented in available sources.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "St. John Paul II Catholic Community". St. John Paul II Catholic Community. https://www.stjohnpauliicc.org. 
  2. ↑ "St. John Paul II Catholic Community". St. John Paul II Catholic Community. https://www.stjohnpauliicc.org. 
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