Saint Patrick's Church, Benton, Wisconsin.

Saint Patrick's Church is the Catholic parish for Benton, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. The parish is part of the Diocese of Madison.[1]

The church was built in 1852 by the pioneer priest Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, a Dominican. Mazzuchelli was the church's architect, as well as its founder.[2] Mazzuchelli — who was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993 — is buried in the church cemetery.[3][4] The church was one of 25 he built in the Upper Mississippi valley.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP. Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
  2. ↑ Smith, Alice E. (1973). From Exploration to Statehood. The History of Wisconsin. Vol. 1. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society. p. 552. ISBN 0870206281.
  3. ↑ Our Churches' History. Village of Benton, Wisconsin.
  4. ↑ Kevin Wondrash. "Mass commemorates death of Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli OP". Madison Catholic Herald, February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ LaGumina, Salvatore J.; Cavaioli, Frank J.; Primeggia, Salvatore; Varacalli, Joseph A., eds. (2000). The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. p. 363. ISBN 9780815307136.

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