The History of St. Mary
1670 Fr. Claude Allouez founded St. Francis Xavier Mission
1671-1672 Allouez and his companion, Fr. Louis Andre, built a chapel on the east bank of the Fox River.
1687 Chapel burned during an Indian uprising
1728 Mission closed
1823-53 Catholics served by itinerant priests
1838 Ostensorium (monstrance) given to St. Francis Mission by Nicholas Perrot was discovered by Fr. Florimond Bonduel in Michigan.
