- Date
- 1969-08-14
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The first Mass was offered on August 14, 1969, in Father Edward G. Donahoe’s private St. Leo Chapel south of town. The report describes a small chapel with a barn-board altar, native religious carvings, and a hand-carved maple nameplate in memory of Donahoe’s father.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper records the first Mass and interior details and says an open house would follow remodeling. It does not provide a formal dedication record or exact property coordinates.
Sources
- Reports the first Mass on August 14 in Father Edward G. Donahoe's private chapel, its St. Leo nameplate, barn-board altar, maple carving, and planned open house; it does not supply a formal architectural or ecclesiastical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined August–September issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published chapel report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “First Mass offered in Father Donahoe's St. Leo Chapel, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-leo-chapel-dedication-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Chapel Dedicated.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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