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This is the Wilton Abbey in Austria. Austria is where Father Inama grew up and all of his missionary work was under the supervision and direction of the Wilton Abbey. The Abbey was founded in 1138 and then remodeled in the 17th century. The Wilton…

This is an anonymous' artist rendition of the countryside in Tryol, Austria, where father Inama spent the majority of his life before leaving for the states to complete his missionary work.

Father Inama on the left, and Father Maximilan is on the right. The pair would eventually go on to complete important missionary trips and be responsible for the roots of the cathloic churches and faith in various counties all over Wisconsin and its…

This map shows every county in which some type of missionary work took place. The missionary work is not only that of Father Inama or Father Maximilian, but the two did visit all of the counties shown on this map after coming to WIsconsin after being…

This is a chart from the book "The Wilten mission in the USA in the 19th Century." The first column is the place in Wisconsin where they were visiting. The second column represents the number of missionary visits they made while they were in that…

This marker commemorates Father Inama's hand built log cabin. It reads "He came to the Roxbury-Sac Prairie area in November 1845. Early the nect year he built an 18x20 foot log cabin one mile west of here on the banks of Madison Creek which flows…

In 1990, the parish began a five year plan to improve the exterior structure and interior of the church. Father Jim Stein, O. Praem. was the pastor and Jeff Kanzelberger of the college administration led the repair work.The Norbertine order funded…

This is "Old St. Joes" before its renovation in 1999. As you can see, it's appearance is very similar to St.Norbert's church in Roxbury. Catholic Churches in general are built to resemble each other with characteristics like rose-stained glass…

The following pictures are a collection of Father Maximilian Gärtner's letters and diaries, which he wrote while traveling throughout Europe with Father Inama Adalbert O.Praem. The letters and diaries tell stories of the different countries he has…

This was the first "St.Norbert's House in Roxbury in 1846. In the book "The Wilten Mission in the USA in the 19th Century, it quotes Father Inama's enthusiasm for building this log cabin, which would also become a place of worship. You can see from…