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and surrounding areas. The parish is part of the Diocese of Madison. 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. Mazzuchelli — who was declared

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in 1993 — is buried in the church cemetery.Kevin Wondrash.
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. ''Madison Catholic Herald'', February 15, 2018. The church was one of 25 he built in the

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valley.

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