▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Cap uch in ▁fri ars ▁wrote ▁to ▁then - B ishop ▁of ▁Detroit ▁Cas par ▁Borg ess , ▁seeking ▁permission ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁in ▁his ▁dioc ese . ▁The ▁bishop ▁respond ed ▁by ▁suggesting ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁serve ▁as ▁chap la ins ▁for ▁the ▁East side ▁Historic ▁C emetery ▁District ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁monaster y ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁fri ars ▁accepted ▁the ▁suggestion ▁and ▁were ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁start ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁they ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁c emetery ▁grounds ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁when ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁s ited ▁across ▁the ▁street , ▁was ▁habit able . ▁ ▁The ▁monaster y ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁area ' s ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁and ▁churches , ▁but ▁also ▁provided ▁emer gency ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁poor . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁source ▁of ▁relief ▁for ▁poor ▁East - Side ▁workers . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁providing ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁free ▁me als ▁per ▁day ▁through ▁its ▁soup ▁kitchen . ▁ ▁Father ▁Sol anus ▁Case y ▁ ▁The ▁monaster y ▁is ▁also ▁significant ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁B less ed ▁Sol anus ▁Case y , ▁O . F . M . ▁Cap . ▁Father ▁Sol anus ▁was ▁a ▁Cap uch in ▁fri ar ▁who