Explore some of the most spectacular architectural, historical and religious buildings in Buffalo while visiting the Polonia Historic District on Dyngus Day. Come early and develop a new appreciation for these sites prior to the opening of Festival Halls and the start of the Dyngus Day Parade at 5pm.
St. Stanislaus Church, Peckham at Fillmore Avenue
Founded in 1873, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church is the oldest Polish parish in the diocese of Buffalo and the oldest in New York State. It was here and within the streets surrounding the parish, that one of the largest Polish communities in the world was founded. In 1904, this parish was among the largest in the U.S. with close to 20,000 parishioners and a school of over 3,000 children. The current Romanesque style church was built in 1882. Since 2004, the parish has undergone an aggressive series of capital improvements to stabilize and restore the parish campus. These have included the restoration of long-lost murals and rebuilding of its historic, 1893 Johnson & Son pipe organ. St. Stan’s Sunday Noon mass has been broadcasted on radio since 1945.
11:30p-4:30pCorpus Christi Church, 199 Clark Street
Corpus Christi was established in 1898 to accommodate a rapidly growing Polish immigrant community. The cornerstone of the present Romanesque Revival church was laid in 1907. Built of Onondaga limestone faced with red Medina sandstone, Corpus Christi was designed by noted Buffalo architects Schmill and Gould. The awe-inspiring church interior, featuring some of the finest ecclesiastical art in the city, has 11,000 light bulbs illuminating the sanctuary.In June 2003, it was announced that the church would close. However, through the efforts of the parishioners, the Pauline Fathers and Brothers took over in January 2004. The Pauline Fathers and Brothers are in charge of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, Poland, the home of the original icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
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