Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli
Missionary
Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, OP was a pioneer Italian Dominican friar and Catholic missionary priest who helped bring the church to the Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin tri-state area. He founded several parishes in the area and was the architect for... Wikipedia
Born: November 4, 1806, Milan, Italy
Died: February 23, 1864 (age 57 years), Benton, WI
Buried: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Benton, Wisconsin, United States
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