Wisconsin's Grandest Church - Historical Basilica of St Josaphat

Great church in Milwaukee Wisconsin great history and traditions.

I honestly can't believe you only have a few hundred views on these videos, they are great and informative! Keep up the good work!

Yesterday when my grandpa was picking me up from my dorm we passed the Stanislaus church on the way home and he shared a story that he heard from I think his childhood friends or mother. On the top of the building between the two spires is a big bell, and they rang the bell when I think the transubstantiation happened (I can’t remember exactly what he said, all I know is that the bell was rung near the end of the service) and the bell rang for the whole neighborhood and the kids called it the potato bell because it told them that their parents would be home from church in ten minutes and they needed to put the potatoes on for supper. Thanks for this awesome video!

Milwaukee native living in California now, I LOVE these videos celebrating my beloved home city and state. Awesome job!!

I grew up just two blocks from The Basilica of St. Josaphat and I attended grade school there from K5 through 8th Grade. Also, I was an Alter Boy there from 2nd Grade through my Senior Year of High School at the neighboring Catholic High School to St. Stanislaus, Notre Dame High. I've been to the top of the St. Josaphat's Dome and to the adjoining twin spires. I'm the Grandchild of Polish immigrants and would not trade my childhood and lifelong Milwaukee neighborhood friendships for all the gold in the world!

This is a beautiful church. I grew up a couple of miles away from it. It looks like it should be in Europe. I highly recommend a tour if you are in the area.

I love this churches architecture so much that I legit bought a vinyl record from a local thrift shop just because this was on its cover yet I was always under the impression that it was shipped brick by brick from across seas to be reconstructed however when you brought up that Italian Polish German English fact just goes to show why they always called milwaukee a great melting pot. Thank you for all your uploads!!!

Impressive video, I drive past that church every other day and always wondered what the inside looks like, thank you for this

Great video!!! Looking forward to more!

This is great!

Wonderful!

oh that is brilliant!

St. Stanislaus in Pittsburgh predates this one and is also a polish Ethnic church. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Pittsburgh, also a polish ethnic church, is built in what's called Polish Cathedral architectural style, that is the exterior is a replica of St. Peters in Rome.

Nice, subscribed.

Wow

Hi, Andy.

my parents used to live a few blocks south of the church on South 8th Street

The people who fought and died for the Unions 🇺🇸🇵🇱

Basilica of St. Josaphat is located within class C airspace. Hope you had an authorization to fly a drone there…

Makes me so sad to see our Catholic faith having been disposed of in 1969 and replaced with this new baptist style church!