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Saint Vincent Basilica Parish was formed on April 16, 1790 when Father Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M. purchased the 300 acres of land, in Unity Township, called "Sportsman's Hall Tract" and thus founded Sportsman's Hall Parish. The parish was later placed under the patronage of Saint Vincent de Paul and so was called Saint Vincent Parish. With the formation of the parish came, obviously, a need for ...