Topic: Religion / Location: / Contributor: St. Benedict's Monastery

1. Embroidery Patterns: Fish, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art and Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of the fish, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

2. Embroidery Patterns: Angel II patterns, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The Angel II patterns, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

3. Embroidery Patterns: Cross, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: These patterns of the cross, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

4. Embroidery Patterns: Gold patterns, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The Gold patterns, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

5. Embroidery Patterns: Lamb, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of the lamb, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

6. Embroidery Patterns: Rose patterns, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of symbols of the Rose, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

7. Embroidery Patterns: Stag (deer), Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of stag, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

8. Embroidery Patterns: Symbols of the Eucharist, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of symbols of the Eucharist, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

9. Embroidery Patterns: Symbols of the Passion, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Art Needlework Department, 1883-1968, Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1968
Description:: The patterns of the symbols of passion, most of which are perforated, were stamped for embroidery onto liturgical vestments and accouterments. Many of the patterns are original designs of members of the Art Needlework Department of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Pattern books

10. Sketch of the First Benedictine convent complex, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Bechtold, Sister Paula OSB
Date Created:: 1863
Description:: Early years in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1863-1880). This sketch of the layout of the first church/school/convent complex in St. Joseph was drawn in 1930 by Sister Paula Bechtold, OSB, from her memory of St. Joseph's Convent where she had lived as a young sister. This complex became the home of the Benedictine sisters when they moved from St. Cloud to St. Joseph in 1863. Gradually a small campus to the west of the complex developed -- consisting of laundry, bakery, summer house, chicken coop, barn, woodshed, and a well. Though the primary purpose of the sisters' coming to St. Joseph was to teach the children of the parish, the site served well as the beginnings of St. Benedict's Convent which continued to flourish in St. Joseph. Varied projects were begun in this simple convent complex: the school (the beginnings of the academy), care of orphans, and the Industrial School for Indian girls. In 1886, the old complex of log church and school was completely destroyed by fire. Although new housing had to be found for the orphans and the Industrial School, a new convent/academy had already been built in 1881-1882. With the completion of that new building, the name was changed from St. Joseph's Convent to St. Benedict's Convent (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 59-62, 70-72, 120-122).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Drawings (visual works)

11. Mother Scholastica Kerst, OSB, prioress (1880-1890) at St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Brown, William; Miller; Hill, J.
Date Created:: 1880?
Description:: Besides fostering the mission of education, especially the academy, in which the sisters of St. Benedict's Convent were engaged by 1880, Mother Scholastica Kerst is best known for fearlessly launching the community into the new field of health care. Under her leadership, St. Benedict's Convent flourished as did the hospitals in Bismarck, Duluth and St. Cloud. During her administration of nine years, the membership of the community increased from 57 to 164; the number of parochial schools staffed by the sisters had grown from 10 to 28; the orphanages, schools and hospitals became monuments of her enterprise and executive ability. Mother Scholastica had the spirit of the American frontier in her blood. Mother Scholastica (Catherine) Kerst was born in Prussia in 1847 and came to St. Paul, MN, with her parents in her infancy. She entered St. Gertrude's Convent, Shakopee, MN, in 1862, two days after its establishment. Bishop Thomas Grace, O.P., of St. Paul, required that she spend some of her formation period at St. Gertrude's founding motherhouse in St. Marys, PA. This experience in a well-established, older convent and her own flair for leadership and good business, gave her the impetus to request permission to establish a convent in St. Paul with four other sisters. Instead, church authorities advised her to transfer to St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, MN, which she did in 1877. Three years later Abbot Alexius Edelbrock appointed her prioress of St. Benedict's Convent. [Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives ; McDonald, ppage93-95]
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

12. Sister Dominica Borgerding (one of the prime promoters of the college), first directress of college (1913-1918), St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: College of St. Benedict
Date Created:: 1914?
Description:: First 50 years of the College of Saint Benedict (CSB). Sister Dominica Borgerding was appointed the directress of the academy in 1909. When the college was established in 1913, she served as directress for both the academy and the college until 1918. Hers was an ample, progressive, hearty soul. Weeping girls were swept to her bosom, given a huge apple, and made to feel that all was right with the world. She is best known for her amazing gift for dramatics (Gable, OSB).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

13. "A family greets Saint Nicholas," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Saint Nicholas" shows the Wenner family praying with a lit candles on their Advent wreath. Saint Nicholas makes his appearance with treats for the family, a tradition on his feast, December 6. ""Saint Nicholas"" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist. (Sound quality for this film is poor.)
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

14. "A Family Work Together," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "A Family Works Together" features the Spoden family working, playing and praying together. The father is believed to take the place of Christ as head of the family. Mr. Spoden is shown blessing his son before he leaves for college. "A Family Works Together" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

15. "Ash Wednesday," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Ash Wednesday" discusses the marking of ashes on the forehead, why ashes are used and where they come from. Father Vincent Huebsch signs the Komarek family with ashes. "Ash Wednesday" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

16. "Assumption," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Assumption" tells the history of this feast of Mary which celebrates her being taken into heaven. This belief surrounding Mary was proclaimed a dogma of the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1950.Slides from Ephesus are used to illustrate this story. The Girls' Choir sings "Hail Holy Queen Enthroned Above." "Assumption" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

17. "Candlemas Day," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Candlemas Day" chronicles the history of the feast, how blessed candles can be used in the home, and the practice of the mother's blessing after childbirth. Father Laky and the Monarski family are featured in the blessing of the candles. "Candlemas Day" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

18. "Catholic Press Month," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Catholic Press Month" extols the value of good reading material in the home.This idea is enacted in a skit by the Len Sauer family, Joyce Latzka, Judy Heaton, Kathleen and Owen Sauer and Julia Twomey. "Catholic Press Month" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

19. "Confirmation," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Confirmation" reflects the theology of the sacrament as the Komarek family prepares for the sacrament. Formerly it was understood as conferring soldier hood of Christ on the young person receiving the sacrament. The Girls' Choir performs "An Army of Christ." "Confirmation" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

20. "Cooking With Christ," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Cooking with Christ" features lighting an Advent candle and notes breads, cakes and baked goods associated with Christmas. It highlights the importance of keeping Christ in the family and as the focus of Christmas. "Cooking with Christ" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

21. "Dominic Savio," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: The film "Dominic Savio" tells how Dominic Savio, of the mid-1800s, is a model for boys just as Saint Catherine Laboure, of the early 1800s, is a patron for girls. Ron Altmann, Beverly Bump, Gary Derr, Ron Post, John Leisen, Mrs. Latzka, Joyce Latzka, Jim Jurek and Ron Brzinski act out the story of Saint Dominic's life. "Dominic Savio" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

22. "Enthronement of the Sacred Heart," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Enthronement of the Sacred Heart" demonstrates how the ceremony of enthronement is carried out in the home. Father Hoppe, Mrs. Komarek and children, Jeff Hennes and Mrs. Fouquette participate in the ceremony. The enthronement was promoted as a practice in Catholic homes. "Enthronement of the Sacred Heart" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

23. "Epiphany," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: The significance of the feast of the Epiphany, the coming of the Magi, is explained. The film features the Paul Dlugosch family celebrating feasts of the liturgical year in their home. "Epiphany" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

24. "Family Recreation," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Family Recreation" features the Spoden family having fun with Father Hoppe as a guest in their home. "Family Recreation" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

25. "Father's Day," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Father's Day" illustrates the roles and responsibilities of the father in the family as the worker, protector and teacher. It features the Latzka family. Ron Altmann and Eugene Jurek discuss the title Father as used in addressing a man ordained to priesthood. "Fathers' Day" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

26. "Feasts of Christmas," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Feasts of Christmas" notes the special days commemorated during the Christmas season: feasts of Saint Stephen, Saint John, Holy Innocents, and Mary and Joseph in route to Bethlehem. It features the poem "Over the Hills the Shepherds Hurried." "Feasts of Christmas" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

27. "Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary" instructs viewers how to meditate on the mysteries while praying the Hail Marys. Father Hoppe uses illustrations to explain the mysteries to Doctor Komarek and family. Eugene Jurek and Ron Post. "Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

28. "History of the Rosary," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "History of the Rosary" tells the story of Saint Dominic who was instructed by Mary to introduce the devotion of the rosary to renew Christianity. A panel of students including Joyce Latzka, Kathleen Sauer, William Studer, Al Rudolph, Mariette Weller, Judy Heaton, Pat Kramer explain the history of the rosary. The Nearman family gathers before a statue of Mary to pray the rosary. "History of the Rosary" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

29. "Holy Communion," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Holy Communion" shows family involvement in preparing children to receive the sacraments. Father Louis Traufler examines the readiness of the children of the families of Doctor Komarek and Bill Tomporowski to receive Holy Communion. It emphasizes the responsibility of parents and the family in sacramental preparation. "Holy Communion" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

30. "Holy Name of Jesus," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Holy Name of Jesus" explains why reverence should be shown to the holy name of Jesus. It encourages parents to choose saints' names for their children at Baptism. "Holy Name of Jesus" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

31. "Holy Saturday," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Holy Saturday" shows the Hennes family coloring Easter eggs and discussing their symbolism. Other Easter customs and symbols are also explained. Father Laky, attended by servers John Weber, Owen Sauer and Ron Post, is shown blessing the Easter candle which occurs at the Holy Saturday services. "Holy Saturday" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

32. "Making of an Advent wreath," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Advent" features the Don Weller family making an Advent wreath. The symbolism of the circle, greens, candles and ribbon is explained. ""Advent"" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

33. "Marks of a Christian Family," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Marks of a Christian Family" identifies family customs and features such as altars, statues and other marks of a Christian home. It asserts that a strong Christian life contributes to building a strong Church. Ronald Altmann, Joyce Latzka and Beverly Bump describe the Christian home. "Marks of a Christian Family" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

34. "Mary Gardens," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Mary Gardens" highlights flowers that remind the viewer of Mary who has many titles ascribed to her. The conversation includes Mrs. Beacom, Susan Timmers, Judy Derr, Pat Welch and Paul Mero. "Mary Gardens" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

35. "Mary in Advent," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Mary in Advent" film features Cathy LeRoux portraying Bernadette to whom Mary appeared. The film also references the feast of the Immaculate Conception, blessing of expectant mothers and the importance of choosing Christmas cards with religious themes. The Weller family is lighting the Advent wreath and the LeRoux family is praying the rosary. "Mary in Advent" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

36. "Mary Shrines," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Mary Shrines" lists shrines dedicated to Mary including Fatima, Lourdes, Mexico and Washington, DC. As a girl portrays Mary of a particular shrine, other students of Saint Augustine School gather round in song and prayer. Sister Marold's girls' choir performs. "Mary Shrines" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

37. "Mother's Day," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: The film "Mother's Day" explains the dedication of the month of May to Mary, the Mother of God. The celebration of Mothers' Day is based on pre-Christian observances. It shows the LeRoux family-Mary, Lea, Ginny and Cathy celebrating Mothers' Day. "Mothers' Day" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

38. "Restore Holiness of Sunday," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Restore Holiness of Sunday" urges people to keep holy the Lord's Day. A panel including John Leisen, Barb Twomey and Joyce Latzka make a case for keeping the Lord's Day holy. "Restore Holiness of Sunday" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

39. "Saint Benedict," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Saint Benedict" tells the life of Benedict, born in Italy in 480, who became a monk. The film recounts the legends of Cyrilla, Maurus and Placid using illustrations. It describes the symbols on the Benedictine medal and how it can be worn and used to assist in difficulties of daily life. "Saint Benedict" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

40. "Saint Isaac Jogues," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: Conversation between mother and son reflect incorrect past attitudes towards other cultures. [Note: the attitudes and opinions expressed in this film reflect a certain time period in American history. They do not represent the current values of St. Benedict's Monastery]. The film then depicts the life of Saint Isaac Jogues who ministered to Native Americans as dramatized by Barb Twomey, Ron Altmann, Bill Studer, John Leisen, Katy Wenner and Judy Hennes. "Saint Isaac Jogues" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

41. "Saint Scholastica," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Saint Scholastica" recounts the story of Saint Benedict's visit to his sister, Saint Scholastica in Italy in the early 500s. It explains how the Rule of Benedict can be applied to daily life. "Saint Scholastica" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

42. "Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: Instructions are given on how to pray the rosary and then demonstrated by a family. "Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary" explains each of the five Sorrowful Mysteries using illustrations for each mystery. "Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

43. "Stations of the Cross," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Stations of the Cross" is a Lenten devotion commemorating the journey of Jesus to the cross. The film features names of famous roads and offers meditations on each stop or station of Jesus on the journey. "Stations of the Cross" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist. (difficult to hear; poor visuals; dark)
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

44. "Studio Open House," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Studio Open House" shows the setting where the films were produced. It features and describes the equipment used. It introduces us to the production crew. This is an example of production methods in the early 1950s. The film introduces the production team which includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; and Edmund Linnemann, organist. "Studio Open House" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

45. "St. Valentine," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: The film "Saint Valentine", introduces Saint Valentine as a priest and martyr. It explains how the feast is built on ancient pre-Christian practices. It features the Jeff Hennes family celebrating Valentine's Day and tells why we exchange valentines. "Saint Valentine is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

46. "The Cold Spring Shrine," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "The Cold Spring Shrine" story is narrated by Father Victor Ronellenfitch, OSB, Father Louis Trauffler and Michael Schmitt. They tell the story of the grasshopper plague, hence the shrine is known as the Grasshopper Chapel. "The Cold Spring Shrine" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

47. "The Dignity of Labor Day," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "The Dignity of Labor" explains the origin of Labor Day. Manual labor is dignified in relating how Jesus, Mary and Joseph, as the Holy Family, worked together. A father and son discuss the role of labor and the importance of asking Christ's blessings on work. Jeff Hennes, Ron Altmann and the Nearman family participate in the discussion. Typically the school year begins after Labor Day and the film shows the father blessing his son before he leaves for college. "The Dignity of Labor" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

48. "The Holy Land," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "The Holy Land" is narrated by Rosemary Krauel using slides of her tour of the Holy Land. She relates the sites visited to the texts of Scripture. "The Holy Land" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist. (Editorial note: the 35 mm slides are dark).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

49. "The Life of Mary," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "The Life of Mary" relates when Mary, the Immaculate Conception, was assigned as patron of the USA. A shrine was built in her honor in Washington, DC. The life of Mary is told using various artistic depictions. "The Life of Mary" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

50. "The Story of Guadalupe," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "The Story of Guadalupe" tells Catholic beliefs about Mary. It relates the story of the appearance of Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, to Juan Diego in Mexico. Mary Ann Voigt, Ron Altmann, Eugene Jurek and Judy Gretsch tell the story of this miracle. "The Story of Guadalupe" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

51. "Vocation Panel," Christ in the Home television series, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:: 1952 - 1954
Description:: "Vocation Panel" references vocations to the religious life and includes a broader definition of vocation. A panel of students describes the various choices. The panel includes: Patricia Welch, Kathleen Sauer, William Studer, Judy Heaton, Al Rudolph, Susan Timmers and Joyce Latzka. "Vocations Panel" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Television programs

52. Sisters Paula Bechtold, Alphonsa O'Donnell and Euphrasia Hirtenberger, teachers, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Flaten, Ole E.
Date Created:: 1890?
Description:: Schools in north-central Minnesota (1871-1909). The Benedictine sisters from St. Joseph, who were teaching in Moorhead in 1883, are identified as follows (left to right): Sisters Paula Bechtold, Alphonsa O'Donnell, Euphrasia Hirtenberger (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Cabinet photographs

53. Gregorian Chant, Work Book 1, Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Gertken, Sister Gemma (1894-1990)
Date Created:: 1941 - 1947
Description:: This is the first workbook in a series written by Sister Gemma Gertken (1894-1990) to teach a Gregorian Chant course for summer school classes. It teaches the fundamentals of Gregorian Chant. The lessons consist of prenote reading activities that prepare the way for the actual note reading and note singing instructions. Each page in the workbook is used as an exercise in listening to instructions and following directions. A teacher's manual for the coures indicates it was a forty-five minute class period for a one-month religion vacation school. Sister Gemma Gertken, OSB, taught music and piano and wrote curriculum. She believed children cold learn to read, write, compose in and sing Gregorian chant and she wrote a instructional program to teach it to them.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Instructional materials

54. Gregorian Chant, Work Book 2, Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Gertken, Sister Gemma (1894-1990)
Date Created:: 1941 - 1947
Description:: The second workbook in a collection by Sister Gemma Gertken is a continuation of Work Book 1 on the Gregorian Chant course for summer school classes. Workbook 2 continues to teach the fundamentals of Gregorian Chant. A teacher's manual for the coures indicates it was a forty-five minute class period for a one-month religion vacation school. Sister Gemma Gertken, OSB, taught music and piano and wrote curriculum. She believed children cold learn to read, write, compose in and sing Gregorian chant and she wrote a instructional program to teach it to them.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Instructional materials

55. Addition to St. Benedict's Industrial School, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1887?
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). Because the government opened the contract for any number of students to attend St. Benedict's Industrial School, an addition was constructed on the west end of Marmion Hall so that the building could accommodate 150 students. When in 1896, the government dropped the contract system of Indian education, the school remained open for two more years when it was forced to close due to lack of funds. The west addition to Marmion Hall was then converted to a school for little boys (ages 6-12), often referred to as "Bethlehem School for Boys." The sisters reserved the east end of Marmion for the formation of its new members (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, page 122).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

56. Art room, St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909). The fact that a room was already set aside for art in the late 1890s attests to the sisters' desire to cultivate the love of beauty. The academy catalogues show the variety of courses that were available including oil painting. St. Benedict's Academy (later College) has produced notable artists, for example, Sister Thomas Carey, among its faculty and students throughout its history (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

57. First library of St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1899
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909). The library became a vital part of the academy. It was one of the most inviting places on the campus -- one that encouraged the Benedictine tradition of love for learning. In the next addition to the academy/college (Teresa Hall in 1914), an entire floor was devoted to the library. Eventually, as the college expanded to the western portion of the campus, a separate building was constructed as the campus library (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

58. First study hall, St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1885?
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909). In boarding schools where living quarters were crowded, it was imperative to have a place where students could study in quiet. The study hall was supervised by one of the sisters in order to maintain quiet and to be of assistance to students doing their homework. This study hall in Cecilia Hall also served as the chapel until other wings were added to the convent to provide for larger chapels (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

59. Museum at St. Benedict's Convent and Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1899
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909). The tradition of preserving records and items of historical importance is passed on from one generation to the next -- from the Benedictine community in EichstÃtt, Bavaria, to the Sisters of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. Now a large archives and a museum, "Art and Heritage Place," preserve the records and objects which have been collected over the years by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Joseph, MN, to depict their life and work here and abroad (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

60. Niobe Group performs the "Delsarte Tableaux" performed by students of St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1893
Description:: Drama held a significant role in the curriculum of the academy. Performances drew large audiences, not only from the surrounding areas, but from as far as Milwaukee, WI. The Delsarle Tableaux performance, honoring Bishop Otto Zardetti, was presented at the Village Hall in St. Joseph on February 10, 1893 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

61. St. Benedict's Convent and Academy (Cecilia, Benedict, and Scholastica Halls), St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Eugene S.
Date Created:: 1892
Description:: Expansion of Monastery (1880-1909). From 1882 to 1890 the membership of the Benedictine community at St. Joseph grew to almost 300 professed sisters. The enrollment in St. Benedict's Academy increased to 213 (132 grade school girls and boys and 81 high school girls). Therefore, the sisters added wings to Cecilia Hall (built in 1881-1882) as follows: Benedict Hall in 1883; Scholastica Hall in 1892; Gertrude Hall in 1898. Several factors accounted for this rapid growth: with larger enrollments in the academy, the number of candidates entering the religious community increased; as the Church became more stable when the Northwest Territory was organized as a Vicariate in 1875 and as the St. Cloud Diocese was established in 1889, more parishes developed throughout north central Minnesota; and as sisters went out to teach in more and more schools, the number of candidates from parishes increased. The religious community became more stable and accepted. By 1909, within its first 52 years, the membership grew to 452, and in the next 45 years, St. Benedict's Convent reached its peak membership of 1,278. (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

62. Mother Antonia Herman, OSB, second prioress of St. Benedict's Convent (1868-1877), St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Hill, Joseph
Date Created:: 1870?
Description:: Early years in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1863-1880). Soon after Mother Antonia (Margarethe) Hermann was born in Baden, Germany, her family immigrated to America. In 1857, Margarethe joined the Benedictine Convent in Erie, Pennsylvania. Four years later, 1861, she was sent to found a new convent in Chicago and was appointed prioress there in 1862. In 1868 Abbot Rupert Seidenbusch, without consulting the sisters in St. Joseph, brought Mother Antonia to St. Benedict's Convent and appointed her as prioress of that community. However, after the completion of her first term as prioress, she was elected by the community in St. Joseph for a second term. Mother Antonia, an able leader, helped the community face the challenges of the early years in St. Joseph. She introduced record and bookkeeping practices which are included in the community's archival collection. Mother Antonia lost the favor of Abbot Alexius Edelbrock when she negotiated to have the sisters discontinue doing the laundry and sewing for the monks at St. John's Abbey. She chose to resign as prioress and returned to her former community in Chicago. Later, she transferred to the Benedictine community in Yankton, SD, where she volunteered her services in the Dakota missions (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 65-73).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Cabinet photographs

63. Adding south cloister walk (later removed) between Sacred Heart Chapel and Teresa Hall, St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-10-21
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (October 21, 1912). An enclosed cloister walk was constructed to connect the second level of the south side of the chapel to the second level of Teresa Hall at the college. An enclosed cloister walk connecting the second level of the north side of the chapel to Marmion Hall (formation house) was also in the plans. Because later photographs show this south court area without a cloister walk, it may be assumed that the construction workers had to remove the cloister walk shown in progress in this photograph, probably to give more space for the ensuing construction work. However, photographs of early 1914 show that the enlosed north and south cloister walks were added to the chapel immediately upon the completion of the chapel.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

64. Addition of steel supports for the windows of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-10-28
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (October 28, 1912). One week after the steel girders for the inner walls were installed, the steel supports for the stained glass windows were in place.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

65. Butler Brothers Construction crew with the cornerstone, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-10
Description:: Preparing the cornerstone of the Sacred Heart Chapel in October 1912. With the completion of the chapel floor, the Butler Brothers construction crew prepared for the laying of the cornerstone in the area that would place it in the wall near the north side altar. The cornerstone has remained in the same position since 1912 and can be seen in today's chapel to the left of the baptismal font as you enter the great doors from the Gathering Place. On it is engraved: "AD" and "MCMXII" and a cross.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

66. Close-up view of the construction of the dome of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1913-04-21
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (April 21, 1913). This close-up view of construction on the dome gives some insights into the dangers of working at such heights on an open scaffolding.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

67. Close-up view of the elaborate steel roof support, St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-12-16
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (December 16, 1912). An intricate maze of support was necessary to support the roof of such a large building as the chapel. The supports allowed ample room under the roof for a "crawl space" for maintenance work.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

68. Completion of floor of chapel lift readied for second level walls, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-07-23
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (July 23, 1912). With the completion of the pouring of the concrete for the floor of the chapel, steam-powered pulley towers were built for lifting building materials to the next levels, an ingenious labor-saving in this early period.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

69. Completion of outer wall of 2nd level of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-10-21
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (October 21, 1912). The curvature of the outer walls provided a circular "cloister walk" around the chapel proper and around the sacristies in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

70. Completion of the inner walls of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-11-18
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (November 18, 1912). Three separate scaffoldings of varying heights were necessary to hoist materials for the completion of the three levels of Sacred Heart Chapel.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

71. Completion of the link between the convent (Benedict Hall) and Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1913-05-05
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota (May 5, 1913). The closed-in porch link on the first and second level and the open porch of the third level (roof of link) made the chapel an integral part of the convent.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

72. Completion of the outline of the foundation of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-05-21
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (May 21, 1912). The outline of the foundation in this photo shows the extent of this new chapel. The extreme length of the chapel is 157 feet; the width of the nave 60 feet; the transept 110 feet. This view from the west also shows the proximity to Marmion Hall (upper right) and the infirmary (upper left).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

73. Construction crew of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-06-14
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (June 14, 1912). The final contract for construction was made with the Butler Brothers from St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

74. Construction of the Teresa Hall addition to the college, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-06-17
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel and Teresa Hall, St. Benedict's Monastery (June 17, 1912). Teresa Hall, the addition to the college, was constructed simultaneously with the chapel. Because it was located less that 100 feet from the site of the chapel, the same type of construction work could take place in both sites. However, because it was architecturally less complicated, the work on Teresa Hall progressed much more rapidly as can be noted in this photo where the walls of five levels have been completed while only the first level walls of the chapel were completed during the same period of time.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

75. Cornerstone blessed by bishop, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912
Description:: Laying of the Sacred Heart Chapel's cornerstone in October, 1912. Bishop James Trobec and celebrants bless the cornerstone. The cow barn, seen in close proximity to the chapel, was moved farther west 35 years later in 1958 along with the entire farm area.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

76. Inner wall of Sacred Heart Chapel nearing completion, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-11-11
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (November 11, 1912). With the inner walls of the chapel nearly completed, this view from the roof of Teresa Hall shows the size of the chapel proper.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

77. Pouring the concrete floor of the chapel with a pail, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-06-24
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (June 24, 1912). Pouring the concrete ceiling of the first level of the chapel created the floor of the new chapel and prepared for the next step of erecting the walls on the second level (which is the main chapel). The two buildings in the center background are the power house and laundry (Loretto Hall). They remained in place for another seventy years and served multiple purposes.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

78. Putting up the steel supports for roof and dome of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-12-09
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery, (December 9, 1912). The supports for the roof were inserted into the inner walls of the chapel. Of special note is the huge circular support for the dome on the left of the photograph.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

79. Raising the walls of the lower level of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1912-06-10
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (June 10, 1912). Within a month of the laying of the foundation, the walls of the lower level of the chapel were raised. This view from the northeast shows some of the farm buildings at the left of the water tower that still needed to be razed or moved farther west.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

80. Scaffolding surrounding the construction of the dome of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1913-04-14
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (April 14, 1913). The dome, the link between the chapel to the convent, and the south cloister walk connecting the chapel to Teresa Hall were constructed simultaneously. This photo is taken from the roof of Teresa Hall and gives a clear view of the circular cloister walk that surrounds the chapel.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

81. Steel girders supporting the dome of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Knevel, Harry
Date Created:: 1913-01-07
Description:: Construction of Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery (January 7, 1913). The steel supports of the dome were even more intricate than those for the roof. It included supports for eight stained glass windows. The smaller circular support to the left was for a stain-glass window above the main altar apse. Here, the Kilmer family's donation of the "Holy Spirit" stained glass, circular window was installed in 1935.
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

82. Vow formula written by Mother Benedicta Riepp, OSB, foundress of the Bavarian branch of American Benedictine Sisters

Creator:: Riepp, Mother Benedicta
Date Created:: 1846
Description:: Orgins of St. Benedict's Monastery (convent). Mother Benedicta (Sybilla) Riepp was born in Waal, Bavaria in 1825. Having entered St. Walburg Convent in Bavaria, she made her profession of vows there at the age of 21. Six years later, she was one of the first volunteers to go to America to teach the children of the German immigrants. She was appointed the superior of that first group and is, therefore, regarded as the foundress of the Bavarian branch of Benedictine Sisters in America. Though of slight and delicate build and barely able to meet the challenges of frontier life in Pennsylvania, Mother Benedicta was strong in her determination to follow the German immigrants to the farther mid-western frontier which later became the state of Minnesota. Her legacy to the American foundations was her steadfast effort to achieve autonomy for her sisters in America. Because he took responsibility for the sisters' coming to the New World, Abbot Boniface Wimmer, OSB, felt he had jurisdiction over them and often determined internal affairs of the convents, including accepting candidates and appointing superiors. Mother Benedicta returned to Europe to have their cause for autonomy presented to Rome. Eventually her efforts succeeded, but broken in health, she returned to America--to St. Cloud, Minnesota--where she died of tuberculosis at the age of 33. She is buried in the cemetery at St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph. General translation of Mother Benedicta's vow formula at St. Walburg Convent, Bavaria: I, Sister Maria Ana Benedicta, promise before God and his Saints, Stability, and Conversion of my morals, Obedience, Poverty and Chastity according to the Rule of Saint Benedict and the Statutes of this Monastery, which was constructed in honor of Saint Walburga, Virgin, in the presence of Reverend Mother (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 8, 14-19, 49).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Text
Format:: Notes

83. Academy pupils at St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1883 - 1884
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909); St. Benedict's Monastery (convent), St. Joseph, Minnesota. Academy class of 1883-1884, front row sitting left to right: Neville Ensor, Mary Schwartz, Elizabeth Spies, Tillie Keppers, Barbara Venne, Margaret Sanz, Ursula Glatzmeier, Anna Herron, Bertha Linnemann, Carrie Smith, Alta Letson, Frances Pfannenstein, Lena Bernick, Mary Rhodes, Lucretia Mutschlechner. Second row sitting: Rose Black, Mary Merten, Anna Brockmann, Theresa Schreiner, Margaret Klein, Stella LaComb, Margaret Kerst, Josephine Friend, Anna Wagner; (Third row sitting): Anna Kahl, Laura Bosworth, Margaret Lauermann, Magdalen Theisen, Barbara Eich; (First row standing): Eliza Darbelly, Louisa Maurin, Sister Alexia Kerst, Mary Roach, Clara Otto, Mary Kennedy; (Second row standing - next to building): Johanna Madigan, Mary Brockmann, Jennie McLean, Sister Bonaventure Kapsner, Margaret Claesgens, Margaret Farrell, Sarah Farrell, Louise Wall, Mattie Bosworth, Josie Smith, Mary Zimmer, Sarah Kelly, Lavina Huber, Sister Pius Roche, Sister Celestine Marschall, Josie Gerard, Mary Hoffmann. While the sisters rejoiced at the increasing enrollment, they were concerned about maintaining a small enough number to assure a homey atmosphere and a community spirit. In the early 1880s, because many of the students were of grade-school age, there was a built-in family atmosphere in the academy. Gradually, however, the academy drew students of high school age and older; by 1909, the academy was ready to consider offering college classes (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

84. Class of 1885 who made profession of perpetual vows, St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1885
Description:: Expansion of Monastery (1880-1909). In 1885, the following sisters made their profession of perpetual vows at St. Benedict's Convent: (left to right) (Front Row): Sisters Aquina Prettner, Justina Knapp, Paula Bechtold; (Row 2): Sisters Johanna Philippi, Mother Scholastica, Lidwina Weisser; (Row 3): Sister Meinrad Burrell; Row 4: Sisters Seraphica Kennedy, Vincentia Philipp, Patricia Egan; (Row 5): Sisters Amata Macket, Margaret Dellwo, Laurentia Koempel; (Row 6): Sisters: Franziska Pogatchnik, Elizabeth Reisgraf; (Row 7): Sisters: Martha Fenneis, Demetria Keller, Julia Will, DeSales Walz, Bonaventure Kapsner (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

85. Convent and orphanage built by Sisters of St. Benedict, Pierz, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1887?
Description:: Schools in north-central Minnesota (1871-1909). In 1873, Mother Antonia Herman, OSB, arranged to have the Sisters of St. Benedict purchase 10 acres near the church in Pierz intending to begin an independent Benedictine community there. When the new community did not materialize, the building was used for some years as an orphanage for girls because the convents in St. Joseph and St. Cloud were no longer able to house all 63 orphans (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

86. Domestic Arts Class, St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1886 - 1887
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909). Some of the class of 1886-87 have been identified as left to right: 1. Pauline Roesler, 2. Edith Cowing, 3. Julia Kinck, 4. Lizzie Zapp, 5. Margaret Kerst, 6. Alta Letson, 7. Christina Schultz. Standing: 1. Sang, 2. Hammond, 3. Wright, 4. Irene Reed, 5. Sister Amata Macket, 6. Mary Rhodes, 7. Lizzie Wagner, 8. Amme Maurin, 9. Nellie Schultz, 10. L. Mutschleckner, 13. Cecilia Northman, 16. Sara Mercer, 17. Nellie McCabe. The academy was geared toward a liberal arts education. While there was no thought of training girls for a career, the intellectual, aesthetic, and moral training did include the practical. The home arts of cooking and baking were considered important in the training of young ladies (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, page 102).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

87. First class in the new St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1882 - 1883
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). About half of the student body of the academy in 1882-1883 (those in the photograph wearing medals) were prospective candidates applying for membership in the Benedictine community. Some members of this class who became sisters are identified as follows: Top row: 3. Susan (Sister Rose) Kilduff, 5. Josephine (Sister Adalberta) Gerard. Second row: 2. Margaret (Sister Eleanor) Irving. Fourth row: 1. Mary (Sister Felicitas) Knapp, 2. Margaret (Sister Ethelburga ) Farrell. Second from bottom row seated on steps: 3. Sophia (S. Ehrentrude) Wessel, 4. Mary Magdalen (S. Ursula) Hoffmann. Bottom row seated on steps: 2. Emily (Sister) Cherrier, 3. Bridget (Sister Magdalen) Walker (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

88. First class of students at St. Joseph's Academy in the Haarman Building, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1880 - 1881
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). Students and faculty of the first academy class in the Haarman Building (1880-1881) are identified as follows. Faculty upper row: Sisters 1. Flavia Pokowsky, 2. Magdelen Enste, 3. Elizabeth Will (who later became Sister Julia), 4. Bede Linnemann. Faculty - 2nd row: Sister Anotolia Langsford. Faculty - 3rd row: Sister Irminia Kretzer. Students - 2nd row: Anna Burrell, Cecilia Beck, S. Farrell, Katie Rovischer, Emma Otto, Aggie Zingerly, Rose Weiner, Carrie Capser, Iona Owens, Lilly Miller, Katherine Riesgraf, Anna Kapsner. Students - lower 3 rows: Antonette Jennings, Virgina Gerard (later Sister Anastasia), Lena Schlick, Anna Waschenberger, Mary Phillip, Ella Egan, Jennie Kennedy, Katie Loso, Aloysia Zingerly, Adela Jennings, Clara Pottgieser, Lorrina Maurin, Tillie Maurin, Lizzie Beck, Josie Kapser. Because St. Agnes Academy was not flourishing in St. Cloud, Mother Aloysia Bath and the community decided in 1879 to build a new boarding academy at St. Joseph. When the basement walls were nearly completed, the cold weather halted construction; lack of funds prevented more building for another 2 years. The next prioress, Mother Scholastica Kerst, closed the St. Agnes Academy in St. Cloud and rented the Haarman Building across from the church and convent in St. Joseph to open a select boarding academy, St. Joseph's Academy. The Haarman Building was rented for only one year. Because the school was so successful, the earlier plans for a new academy building were immediately resumed and Cecilia Hall was rapidly completed for use in 1882. When the building was blessed, St. Joseph's Academy was renamed St. Benedict's Academy (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives ; McDonald, pages 70-71, 99-100).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

89. Melrose: St. Boniface Church, Convent and School, Melrose, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1890 - 1900
Description:: Schools in north-central Minnesota (1871-1909). Melrose was settled at a ford in the river on the stagecoach trail between the Red River Valley and St. Cloud. It got its spurt of growth in 1871 as the terminus of the west-bound railroad, making it a marketing center. Melrose (named after Melissa Rose, the daughter of one of the early settlers) soon developed into a strong Catholic community eager to establish its own parish. In 1880, St. Boniface School (parish/district) was built and the Benedictine sisters responded to the pastor's invitation to teach there. By 1894, four sisters were teaching 170 pupils, despite the fact that at first they suffered from the usual prejudice of German communities regarding public versus parochial schools. In subsequent years, the enrollment peaked at 325 pupils even though the Irish parishioners established their own grade/high school and enrolled as many as 166 pupils. When St. Boniface and St. Patrick parishes merged in 1958, the parish and school were renamed St. Mary's School which reached a peak enrollment of 481 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

90. Mother Cecilia Kapsner, OSB, prioress (1901-1919) of St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, MN

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1900?
Description:: Expansion of Monastery (1880-1909). Mother Cecilia (Mary) Kapsner born in Prussia in 1859, came to America at age 15 with her family who settled in Pierz. Two years later, Mary entered St. Benedict's Convent and professed vows in 1878. In 1901 she was elected to serve as prioress, a position she held for three consecutive terms. Mother Cecilia was the first prioress whose background was similar to the majority of the members of St. Benedict's Convent as well as the people in the St. Joseph area. With keen perception and ready judgment she led the community through considerable building expansion. Especially noteworthy is the construction of the Sacred Heart Chapel and the Teresa Hall addition to the college, both having been in the planning stages as early as 1909 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

91. Music Program (Choral Group), St. Benedict's Academy, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1885
Description:: St. Benedict's Academy (1883-1909); St. Benedict's Monastery (convent), St. Joseph, Minnesota. The students and teachers have been identified as follows. Standing left to right: Kitten Marshall, Margaret Sanz, Bertha Fisher, Adelaide Stumpf, Pauline Roesaler, Augusta Kenek, Catherine Paulissen, Pauline Wieland, Alta Letson, Emma Engesser, Gertrude Wiemann, Eleonore Carmon, Anna Kepper, Nellie Marshall, Minnie Fehrenbacher, Clara Otto, Sister Josephine McLean. Sitting: .Sister Ulric Beck, Lizzie Zapp, Edith Cowing, Nan Marshall, Margaret Claesgens, Margaret Geissel, Josephine Hafner, Anna Alzheimer. Music has always been an important part of the sisters' religious and professional lives. Wherever the sisters opened schools, a music teacher was provided for music instructions in the classrooms and in private lessons; the academy was no exception. Besides the Choral Group, courses were offered in playing the piano, organ, harp, guitar, and zither. For the regular courses and board and room, students paid $80.00 a term. Extra fees ranging from $5.00 to $25,00 were charged for instructions in such courses as music and art; materials were purchased by the students. Records show that some of these accounts were paid in produce: cows, meat, or grain. Because the convent's schedule and discipline, though adapted, prevailed in the boarding school as well, students were given daily charges. These charges, such as cleaning the chimneys of the lamps, starting the fires and keeping them going in the chapel, study hall, dormitories, classrooms and the infirmary, were considered as part of their payment for room and board (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 104-105).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

92. Orphans at St. Benedict's Orphanage, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1880 - 1884
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). As early as 1875, the sisters had begun to care for orphans in an informal way, but in 1884 the orphanage was incorporated under the laws of the State. Overcrowded conditions forced the sisters to transfer them from St. Cloud to St. Joseph and back again until it was decided to move the girls to the sisters' quarters in Pierz, Minnesota, and the boys were moved back to the old log church and school in St. Joseph. When the fire of 1886 destroyed the orphan home in St. Joseph, the sisters made room for the 23 orphan boys in other buildings on the premises. Finally, at the request of Bishop Otto Zardetti in 1893, the orphans were given to the care of the newly-founded community of Sisters of St. Francis in Little Falls. The Sisters at St. Benedict's, however, retained the familial atmosphere effected by the presence of the orphan children by opening the Bethlehem School for Little Boys as a department of St. Benedict's Academy; little girls,"minims," were housed with the academy students (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 122-123).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

93. Sister Philothea Valerius' class, St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1888?
Description:: Early years in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1863-1880). Some of the students in Sister Philothea Valerius' class (c. 1890s) have been identified as follows. Front row left to right: 1. Mary Kotschever, 2. Mary Meyer, 3. Johanna Rau, 5. Bertha Kroll, 6. Mary Lauermann, 7. Bertha Horsch, 8. Monica Ablen, 9. Mary Becker, 10. Mary Schloemer, 11. Bertha Schloemer, 13. Burgmeier, 14. Rose Orth. Second row: 2. Joseph Meyer, 3. Math Bohmer, 4. Michael Meyer, 5. John Reber, 8. Henry Nierengarten (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

94. Sisters of St. Benedict enrolled in St. Raphael's School of Nursing, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1909?
Description:: These five sisters and four lay nurses formed the first group to be trained by Ms. Wilma Johnson, a superintendent of nurses from Chicago engaged by the School of Nursing. Fom left to right seated: Sisters Julitta Hoope, Leobina Gliszhenski, Standing: Sisters Natalia Schmidtbauer, Cunigund Kuefler, Salome Amschler (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, page 258).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Studio portraits

95. Sister Stephen Schaaf's class of 1892, St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1892
Description:: Early years in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1863-1880). Students in Sister Stephen Schaaf's class of 1892 have been identified as follows: Top row: (Sister Stephen Schaaf), Anna Krahl, Bertha Walz, Christ Walz, George Warnert, Mike Nierengarten, Casper Benning, Frank Rau, Leroy Baloh, Mike Ziegelmeier; 2nd row: Teresa Walz, Lizzie Neis, Molly Roeder, Rose Orth, Anna Walz, Johanna Rau, Mary Mae Schloemer, ___ Burgmeier, Mary Notsch; 1st row: Frank Katzner, Joe Reber, Anton Walz, Joseph Meyer, Pius Ziegelmeier (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

96. St. Benedict's (Bethlehem) Boarding School for Little Boys, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1897
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). After the closing of the Industrial School, the west end of Marmion Hall (porch added on) accommodated the boarding school for little boys (age 6-12) as a department of St. Benedict's Academy. It was often referred to as "Bethlehem School for Boys." There were 7 students the first year and as the enrollment increased, the maximum number of boys housed per year was set at 36. A total of 715 boys attended during the next 40 years of the school's existence at St. Benedict's. In 1938, it was transferred to Altoona, Wisconsin (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

97. St. Benedict's Industrial School for girls, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1886
Description:: Early ventures in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1880-1890). After a fire in April of 1886 destroyed the church and school complex that had housed the Industrial School, the sisters temporarily provided room and board in the convent. Immediately, the construction of Marmion Hall, the new Industrial School, was begun between the St. Joseph Church and St. Benedict's Convent/Academy. It was ready for the fall term of 1886 for girls from White Earth Indian Reservation (White Earth Band of Ojibwe). Because of the new quarters and the inspector's good report of the St. Benedict's Industrial School, the Indian Commissioner subsequently expanded the contract permitting the sisters to take any number of pupils and to draw them from any Indian reservation. However, even though the enrollment in the school increased to 100, only 25 were paid for by the government (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

98. St. Joseph Church rectory and a portion of the convent and school complex (to the right) on Main Street, St. Joseph, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1887
Description:: Early years in St. Joseph, Minnesota (1863-1880). In the early 1860s, St. Joseph (Clinton) was a settlement of 80 families scattered on farms within a radius of 30 miles from the village, which was comprised of 5 homes and the church-school-rectory complex. The settlement flourished so that by 1869, St. Joseph could boast of 180 families. This staunch German Catholic community built a large Gothic style church (1871) and rectory (1874) from stones which the parishioners gathered from their fields. However, because they depended on the district schools, they did not build a parochial school at this time. In 1862, two sisters from the Benedictine community in St. Cloud were invited by the pastor to teach in the St. Joseph district school. After two years, the sisters experienced the same controversy about government support as they had in St. Cloud. In fact, the school board dismissed the sisters and gave H. L. Duerr a four-year teaching contract. This forced the sisters to seek other means of support by establishing an academy, orphanage, and industrial school. The sisters continued these projects even after they were re-employed as district school teachers at the completion of Duerr's contract in 1868. Besides teaching in the St. Joseph School District 9, others (Sisters Aurelia Bissen, Romana Widmer, and Gonzaga Kevenhoerster) taught in District 108 and three (Sisters Cecilia Kapsner, Hilaria Finske, and Vincentia Phiilipp) taught in District 1 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 57-60; Idelia Loso, pages 19-21, 36, 39-40).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

99. St. Martin Church and Rectory, St. Martin, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1891
Description:: Schools in north-central Minnesota (1871-1909). This "cathedral on the prairie," like so many other churches dotting the landscape of Stearns County (sometimes referred to as "Little Germany") was reminiscent of the churches in the Old World. St. Martin's Parish first built the rectory (1875) and eleven years later built this church. They did not build a parochial school at this time, but, like most other German communities, invited the Benedictine sisters in 1877 to teach in the district school at St. Martin. The ensuing conflict so rocked the small Catholic community that the sisters chose to withdraw in 1891. After a sixty-year lapse of time, the parish built a parochial school for 212 pupils and the Benedictine sisters returned to teach there. It is most unusual that, despite the turmoil of the early history of St. Martin, fourty-four young women from St. Martin's Parish joined the Benedictine community in St. Joseph (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

100. St. Mary's Church, School and Convent, St. Germain and Hanover Streets, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Saint John's Abbey (SJA), Collegeville, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1877
Description:: Early years in St. Cloud (1857-1863). The upper floor of St. Mary's Church and School was renovated in 1858 to serve as the second convent for the Benedictine sisters. St. Mary's was the first Catholic parish in St. Cloud. It was organized in 1855 by Father Francis Xavier Pierz, the missionary who had lured Catholic Germans to America (specifically to Minnesota) in the early 1850s with promises of farming and wood lands, rivers, opportunity, and freedom. The year before the Benedictine sisters arrived at St. Mary's Parish, the pastor had opened a private school in a room in Joseph Edlebrock's house. His intention was to complete the section of the complex meant for the school and to have the sisters take charge. However, the parishioners, fearful of losing government support and desirous of managing their church and school, did not accept that arrangement. The sisters then started their own convent school and continued the lessons they had given while at Tenvoorde's house for children of any interested settlers. Twenty children enrolled the first days after the sisters opened St. Mary's School. Among the girls were: Mary Edelbrock, Lizzie Rosenberger, Catherine Felders, and Mary Brown. Among the boys were: Anton, Barney, and Joseph Edelbrock, Henry Rosenberrger, John Niebler, Joseph Reichert, and Louis Emmel. Among those who took private music lessons were: Jennie and Mary Mitchell, Mary and Jennie Cramsie, Sophia and Cecilia Corbett, and Nettie Swisshelm. (McDonald page37) Jane Swisshelm, the editor of the local newspaper wrote: "There is a school kept by a company of Benedictine nuns where is taught, in addition to the common branches, German, drawing, music, and needlework. The subjects are taught by ladies of polished manners and unusual proficiency. The school is in much favor with our citizens and is in a flourishing condition." (ST CLOUD VISITER, May 20,, June 24, 1858). The reputation of the sisters spread. In 1862, two sisters were invited to the nearby parish of Clinton (St. Joseph) where they taught in the district school. The following year, St. Joseph became the site of the motherhouse of the Benedictine sisters in Minnesota. When St. Mary's Parish built a new school in 1876, the sisters (having returned to St. Cloud in 1869) purchased the former convent/school complex and converted it to St. Agnes Academy. The sisters were hoping to alleviate the overcrowded conditions of the boarding school and sisters' quarters in nearby St. Joseph, where the enrollment of day students alone had reached over 200. The sisters teaching at St. Agnes Academy were pioneers in making a distinction between primary and secondary education in the area. Because this academy never flourished as a boarding school in St. Cloud, the sisters closed it in 1880 and opened St. Joseph's Academy in St. Joseph (McDonald, pages 7-16, 22-23, 36-39, 70-71, 120-123; Patricia Kelly Witte, pages 14-17).
Contributing Institution:: Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

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