Carpatho-Rusyn Society
National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center, which was the first St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, located at 911 Dickson Street in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Built in 1903, architect Titus de Bobula.
The Carpatho-Rusyn Society (C-RS) is an American nonprofit organization promoting Rusyn culture in the United States, as well as in the traditional homeland in east Central Europe.
Established in 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, C-RS has over 1,250 members worldwide. Maryann Sivak is a founding member and the current president. The group's flagship publication is The New Rusyn Times.
In 2004, the C-RS purchased the historic former St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral at 915 Dickson Street in Munhall, Pennsylvania and converted it into the nation's first National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural Center for East European Studies.
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