S.S. Peter and Paul Church

S.S. Peter and Paul Church is a Michigan historical marker in Detroit, Wayne County, dedicated 1974.

Wayne County · dedicated 1974 · 629 East Jefferson, Detroit

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This is the oldest extant church in Detroit. Designed by Francis Letourno in the basilica form, it was built between 1844 and 1848 and served for twenty-nine years as the cathedral of the Detroit diocese under Bishop Lefevere. In 1877 Bishop Borgess gave the parish to the Jesuit Fathers to build a college here. This is now the University of Detroit. The church exterior retains its original simplicity and dignity.

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