Holy Cross Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Holy Cross Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Holy Cross Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Reserve, north-eastern Manitoulin island. It was founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1844 and was their first mission in Northern Ontario since their suppression in 1767. The mission played a significant role in increasing literacy in Canada of the Ojibwe language.Alan Corbiere, "Exploring Historical Literacy in Manitoulin Island Ojibwe", Papers of the 34th Algonquian Conference, ed. H.C. Wolfart (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 2003), pp. 57-8, retrieved from Carleton University, 3 September 2018 The church building itself was constructed in 1852.Holy Cross Church from Jesuits in Canada, retrieved 3 September 2018, but this claim has not been supported elsewhere. It is situated to the north of Wiikwemkoong on Wikwemikong Way, next to the Giizhigaanang Community Centre. Read more on Wikipedia
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