▁came ▁to ▁Hol bro ok ▁from ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁in ▁Iowa ▁City ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁described ▁the ▁church ▁thus , ▁" I ▁said ▁mass ▁within ▁before ▁the ▁floor ▁was ▁laid , ▁had ▁the ▁beautiful ▁snow ▁for ▁car pet , ▁and ▁a ▁p ine ▁box ▁for ▁an ▁alt ar ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁place ▁as ▁for l orn ▁as ▁the ▁stable ▁where in ▁the ▁Sav ior ▁was ▁born . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁four teen ▁families ." ▁▁ ▁Bishop ▁Math ias ▁Lor as ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Dub u que ▁assigned ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Peter ▁J . ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁resident ▁past or . ▁He ▁built ▁the ▁current ▁church ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁constructed ▁of ▁brick , ▁measures ▁, ▁and ▁cost ▁about ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁build . ▁The ▁past or ▁himself ▁don ated ▁the ▁paint ings ▁for ▁the ▁St ations ▁of ▁the ▁Cross , ▁which ▁cost ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁They ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁them ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁became ▁a ▁parish ▁of ▁the ▁D aven port ▁Dioc ese ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Alter ations ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁buildings ▁as ▁the ▁years ▁continued . ▁The ▁bell , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁tower , ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁St