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Saint Augustine Church (New Diggings, Wisconsin)

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244:, St. Augustine has not been an active parish for over a century. Some of Father Mazzuchelli's other church buildings survive with modifications, but only this one remains unchanged. This gives the church a special historical connection to Father Mazzuchelli, and it remains a place of pilgrimage. The building is open on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m., and a memorial Mass is held annually on the last Sunday of August. A number of historical artifacts, such as account books, records, letters, and other materials are preserved in the archives at Sinsinawa Mound in 1047: 926: 187: 51: 937: 1208: 179:, came to America at age 22, and became a priest in 1830. Father Mazzuchelli served for five years in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin, then moved to the lead region, where he served as missionary and priest to many far-flung miners and settlers. Mazzuchelli established more than 35 parishes and designed buildings for 20 to 25 of them. 182:
Saint Augustine parish was founded in 1835. The current building was constructed in 1844, designed by Father Mazzuchelli himself. The priest mixed styles in ways that a trained architect might not have, but the end result is pleasing. Richard Perrin writes, "This building...is one of the genuine
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Inside the church are the original simple pews and finely carved altar rail. Three rooms behind the altar once provided living quarters for the priest whenever he stayed in the village. Father Mazzuchelli opened a school in these rooms in 1847 and staffed the small school with
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began to restore the building. They rebuilt the foundation and replaced some parts of the bell tower. But after 120 years, they found much of the structure and wood sound. Since then the Father Mazzuchelli Assembly of the Knights of Columbus of
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The church is a small wooden structure on a limestone foundation. The general form of the building is
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architectural gems in the state of Wisconsin...an important element of Wisconsin's cultural legacy."
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

New Diggings
Wisconsin
42°32′01″N 90°20′02″W / 42.53371°N 90.33392°W / 42.53371; -90.33392
Greek Revival
Gothic Revival
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Catholic
New Diggings, Wisconsin
Father Samuel Mazzuchelli
Milan, Italy
Dominican Order

Greek Revival
cornice returns
Gothic Revival
pilasters
corbeling
raking cornice
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Knights of Columbus
Lancaster, Wisconsin
Diocese of Madison
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin


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