Slovenian Church of St. Cyril

62 St Marks Place | East Village | built 1920

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1916
July 4
Slovenian immigrants hold the first mass at St. Cyril's on Independence Day
Slovenian immigrants pool their money in 1916 to buy a property on St. Marks Place for $19,000. They celebrate the new church with a blessing of the cornerstone on Memorial Day. The first mass is held on July 4, 1916, after a parade from St. Nicholas Church, the since-demolished German church the Slovenians had been using.
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1991
The church serves as an information center during Slovenia's independence war
During Slovenia's 1991 independence war, St. Cyril's acts as an information center, giving American media and others news about the emerging country. Slovenia has no diplomatic office in New York at the time, and one opens only after the country joins the United Nations in 1992.
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1997
A renovation overseen by Father Cimerman is completed with Slovenian support
Between 1991 and 1997 St. Cyril's is renovated under Father Krizolog Cimerman, with a new roof, updated lighting, and a fully redecorated interior. Donations from Slovenians in the United States and abroad pay for the work, along with $350,000 from the Slovenian government that Cimerman arranges.
Source: Wikipedia

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