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of New York, Father John S. Gulcz was appointed the first resident pastor. Gulcz was born in Poznan, Poland and came from New York to serve the Polish community of
Wilmington. He set about organizing the construction of a new church building to replace the small one established by the Benedictines.
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front facade features a set of three double doors flanked by 80' spires terminating in cross gable spires. The only church in the State of
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from 1960 to the 1970s. It was built in 1904, and is a cruciform shaped church constructed of soft gray brick (concrete block with brick veneer) with details in limestone. It is in the late
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oversaw the education of over 500 pupils in the parish school.
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