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DSFoundationUSA - Church of St. Michael in Windsor, Canada |
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The Danube Swabian Foundation of the U.S.A.,Die Donauschwaebische Stiftung der Inc. |
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The Church of St. Michael in Windsor, Canada |
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(This is an excerpt from the book "Canada's Danube Swabians - Kanadas Donauschwaben" by Fritz Wieden and Michael Benzinger in 1992) |
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When Father Koloman Moullion came to Windsor he promised to stay with the Danube Swabian community and care for their religious needs. He was a Catholic refugee priest who had escaped from one of Marschall Tito's death camps. He organized the building of a lasting monument to Danube Swabian cultural creativity. His sister Antonia, a Catholic nun and artist, who was trained in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria, designed and finished the inside of the church. She painted the ceilings, designed the 32 printed-glass windows and created eight mosaics. This is their life-time achievement and a worthwhile place to visit.Father Johann Halter, another Danube Swabian refugee priest assisted Father Moullion and became pastor in 1971, after Father Moullion's death. In 1989 father Heinrich Sicking became the pastor. |
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Painted Ceiling |
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All these were designed and created by Sister Antonia, a Catholic nun and the sister of Father Moullion. |
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St. Elizabeth side altar |
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Homeless Danube Swabian Family |
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Main Altar |
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St. Elizabeth side altar |
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St. Boniface side altar |
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