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]

Saint Patrick's Church, Benton, Wisconsin.

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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