On Saturday, April 12th, the Museum hosted a program featuring Nicholas Boros, whose presentation on Hungarian shrines in the United States proved to be a memorable presentation.
We had a sneaking suspicion that this program would be well-attended, and it was!! (You know that is the case when we have to bring in more old chairs from the storage room.) Nicholas (Miklós) Boros met every expectation that we had for this program. Beautifully researched, expertly delivered, he managed to summarize the history of so many of the Hungarian shrines that many of us have visited: The Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Orange Village, the Máriapócs Shrines in Burton, Ohio and Matawan, New Jersey, the Shrine of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted in Youngstown, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Cleveland, Ohio.
The audience was able not only to see the photos of the various shrines, but also viewed the many historical newspaper articles and anniversary booklets illustrating the dedications of the shrines, describing how they were established, how some are shrines that are no longer served by Hungarian clergy, and how some are no longer in existence.
We had a good Q & A session following his presentation and we could see that people were engaged in conversation with Nicholas well after the program ended. We are not sure he had a chance to taste any of the treats on the refreshment table!
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