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Detroit’s Holy Family Church: 100 Years of Sicilian Tradition (Images of America: Michigan)

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The traditions of the Sicilians and Italians have been present in Detroit and Holy Circle of relatives Church since the early 1900s. The church being the very root of their soul, they have got maintained their ancestors’ culture and the rituals they brought with them over 100 years ago. A few of these customs date back hundreds of years in their homelands of Cinisi, Terrasini, Trapani, and plenty of other cities. Bonnie Leone was once born, raised, and still resides in Detroit. Initially appointed by Gov. John Engler to the position of Wayne County jury commissioner, Leone is a member of several genealogical societies, tracing some of her ancestors way back to the 1500s. Her strong sense of history, art, and tradition brought her to this church, in order that she may assist to preserve and offer protection to the traditions of the last 100 years of the Sicilians in Detroit.

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