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Susan Kraus got goosebumps when she discovered a decorative crown adorned with 12 stars in the basement of St. Hyacinth Parish in Detroit.
The treasured piece of local Church history at the east-side Detroit parish was once considered a long-lost piece of parish lore, the headpiece for the parish’s Immaculata statue, a forgotten gem from a tumultuous time.
“It is the original headpiece from when she was at the main altar at Immaculate Conception Church [in Detroit],” Kraus, a sacristan at St. Hyacinth, told Detroit Catholic. “She’s been without it for 40 years, and it’s about time she got it back.”
The crown was restored to its proper place on top of the statue and was unveiled to parishioners following the parish’s May crowning on May 5.
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The treasured piece of local Church history at the east-side Detroit parish was once considered a long-lost piece of parish lore, the headpiece for the parish’s Immaculata statue, a forgotten gem from a tumultuous time.
“It is the original headpiece from when she was at the main altar at Immaculate Conception Church [in Detroit],” Kraus, a sacristan at St. Hyacinth, told Detroit Catholic. “She’s been without it for 40 years, and it’s about time she got it back.”
The crown was restored to its proper place on top of the statue and was unveiled to parishioners following the parish’s May crowning on May 5.
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Crown restored to Marian statue at Michigan parish after 44 years
“It’s about time she got it back,” the sacristan said after finding the long-lost crown for the parish’s Immaculata statue in the church basement before the May crowning.
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