St. Hedwig's (Milwaukee)

In the beginning Polish residents from Milwaukee’s east side who wished to attend Mass in their native language made a long and arduous journey on foot to St. Stanislaus.

Father Rogozinski had been born in Poland in 1835 and had been ordained in Łowicz in 1861, just as another national uprising was taking place against the Tsar.

After the uprising failed, Rogozinski tried to escape to Galicia, but was detained by the Russian police and imprisoned in Olomuniec for 11 months.

Father Rogozinski, who was revered by the local Polish community for his patriotic efforts, brought a calming presence to the parish, and the wounds were healed.

In the 1960s the Brady Street area became the hub of Milwaukee's counterculture movement as the neighborhood continued to change.

St. Hedwig's, like other Polish churches in Milwaukee, is characterized by arched windows and domical towers and spires.