The Choir of the Pro-Cathedral of Saint Mary poses with director Father Francis A. Missia outside the northeast door of the church. Mrs. Grace Long stands in the front row, 6th from the left.
After a fire destroyed St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Burnsville in 1904, it was rebuilt with brick on 125th Street West in Savage, Minnesota. This structure was torn down and replaced in 1984 with a newer and larger building attached to the parish school.
Schools in North-central Minnesota (1871-1909). Eden Valley was platted in 1886 when the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company laid their tracks through the area, Eden Valley developed rather rapidly. By 1901 three Benedictine sisters from St. Joseph went there to teach in temporary classrooms until the new parochial school was completed in 1902. Eventually the enrollment peaked at 310 with 8 sisters teaching at the Assumption School. Watkins The same year, the neighboring town of Watkins was platted along the same railroad. By 1907 the Catholic parish, St. Anthony's, in Watkins was large enough to build its own parochial school. The Benedictine sisters from St. Joseph were invited to teach there and the school soon realized an enrollment of 200 pupils. In subsequent years, the school developed to a peak of 321 students and for some years included high school classes (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives, Olsenius, page 137).
Bldg. no. 2, Sheet No. X. Detail of inlayed cross, with stippled finish, low relief lily on either side of base of cross. Florets at corners of inlay. Note: Finish to be dull statuary bronze with highlights polished.
Building no. 2, Sheet no. 2. Stamped Slifer, Lundie & Abrahamson, Successors to E. L. Masqueray. 1/2 elevations and measurements, half plan, doors on axis ""Q"" and axis ""O"" Note references removal of present wooden steps.
Untitled sketch. Angels top the posts on the chair back, and a heraldic shield (possibly a bishop's coat-of-arms) is above the back cushion. To right, a very lightly sketched priest faces the chair, perhaps to show scale.
Untitled sketch. On left, rough outline of Calvary grouping as carved by sculptor John Garratti. On right, more complete sketch of alternative pieta statuary for the pillar location, with Mary holding Christ below a cloth-draped cross.
Sheet no. 8. Details showing return of cresting at rear of canopy. Metal framework structure. Plan of platform (lower platform in 4 sections for easy removal and storage).
Three separate sketches: Section ""X-X""(straight front view, cut away for half showing interior construction and measurements); Section on center line (side view into priest's side of confessional); Side Elevation (left side, door into priest's side). Also Half Plan at ""A-A"" sketch (view from above looking down on roof plan and interior).
Sheet no. 10. Notes: Seat of Best Quality Leather; spring cushion; Same detail on sides as shown for sedillia. Penciled in very lightly beside the chair is a priest figure.
Sheet no. 213-A. Revised section through baptismal font basin showing additional drain from storage compartment. Also, small sketch detail of baptismal font lid in lower left corner.
Sheet no. 8. Three separate sketches: Front elevation (4 thus); Side section details (4 thus); Plan with framing and composition grille (4 thus). Also includes detailed notes on wood for cases, woodwork finish, decoration of metal pipes and composition work.
Untitled. Pattern sheet for plaster ornamentation, grape clusters, vines and leaves separated by S-curves. Pattern is repeated decorating the narrow ribs cross the overhead arch of the nave. Pattern is broken by smaller rosettes half-way up each side, and at center by a large protruding florette.
Sheet no. 203. Framed scene, Christ at center greeting Mary, the Cross against his shoulder. A centurion stands behind him to the right, another sketchy figure to his left. Frame design is sketched in to upper right corner. Also measurements, notion for ""inscription." Stations were crafted by McBride Studios - New York and Pietrasanta, Italy.
Sheet no. 211. Detail of plaster ornament runner; raised square rose panels; Celtic circular runner panels; Full scale cornice; Elevation showing stone omitted at back of altar (cross section/elevation with measurements).
Sheet no. 115. Larger image is fan/shell design for panel above gallery door. Along left side, detail of archway over fan, with Celtic interlinked circles, centered with florettes.
Sheet no. 106. Pilaster front and side elevations, with smaller front elevation showing placement of detail work. Cartouche topped with fleur-de-lis (a symbol of Mary), centered with crown. Below, cross rising from leafy decorations.
Sheet #222. Coachlamp style hanging lamp, located in sacristy and aisles of church (in a slightly simplified design)"""Aurine"" glass bowl manufactured by Steuben Glass Works, Corning, NY.
Inscription for the seventh station,""Jesus Falls a Second Time," is at the top, with portions of marble framing sketched in. Below, other inscriptions are written out full scale.
Sheet no. 115-A. Rose tavernelle marble bowl, leafy/swirl design along bowl, mirrored across row of pearls. Dome shaped piece to cover plumbing beneath.
Sheet no. 105. Side view detail of table legs, upswept swirls, with center floral carvings. Below swirls, Basilica seal of shield and umbrellino. Also side view of detail.
Sheet no. 117. Wreath of thorns around disc-shaped symbol (located on separate drawings), upright bow and ribbon around hanging grape cluster, grape/leaf robe drapery to second bow/ribbon.
Sheet no. 226. Detail ornamentation and section view, also notes. A section of the drawing, which appears to have contained ""typical detail of the 4 symbols to be hammered in low relief in 4 panels"" has been cut away.
Sheet no. 201. St. Joseph monogram, S-J encircled by lilies. Encased in circle, with leaf and berry motif around outside of circle frame. To be centered along center line of the altar.