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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 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…

St. Norbert’s Church was the first church in the area of Dane County. It has always been the focal point of the community and Father Inama Adalbert O.Praem was responsible for its creation. A separate school building was built later on in the…

This is the present day St. Norbert's Church. This church shares several similarities with the church on the St. Norbert campus, Old St. Joseph's. The steeple as well as the brick are very similar to Old St. Joseph's Church in De Pere, Wisconsin. …

The St. Norbert House was a log cabin that Father Inama built himself. This, along with several other contributions, prove to what great extent Father Inama went in order to spread the Catholic faith as well as to make sure that his parishioners'…

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…

In order to overcome several German Catholics in the United States switching faiths to Protestantism as a result of a lack of priests who knew German, Father Inama Adalbert began preaching in Southern Wisconsin, more specifically in the small city of…

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…

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 is a plaque near St.Norbert's Church in memory of Father Inama Adalbert. It highlights where he was born, where he traveled to, and when he came to Roxbury, WI. It also tells us that he was the first resident catholoc priest. It tells us all of…