Chapel of the Nativity of the Ever Virgin Mary

The origin of the Chapel of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grass Lake, MI, was closely tied to the arrival, in 1935, of the first bishop for the Romanian Orthodox in North America, namely, His Grace, Polycarp (Morusca).  He wanted the Episcopal residence to be located in a rural setting similar to that of the Hodosh-Bodrog Monastery in Transylvania from which he was elected bishop.On his arrival in North America, Bishop Polycarp found no designated residence and although he lived first...