Saint Patrick's Church (Benton, Wisconsin)
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parish
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for Benton, Wisconsin
Benton, Wisconsin
Benton is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 976 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Benton.-History:...
and surrounding areas. The parish is part of the Diocese of Madison
Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison
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The church was built in 1852 by the pioneer priest Father Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli
Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli
Father Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P. was a pioneer Italian Catholic missionary who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded a number of parishes in the area, and was the architect for a number of parish buildings.-Background:Father Mazzuchelli was born...
. Father Mazzuchelli — who was declared Venerable
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by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
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in 1993 — is buried in the church cemetery.