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The archivists at the St. Benedict’s Monastery, home of the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., document the history and mission of this Catholic order with more than 4,000 artifacts dating to 1857.

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academy
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Father Pierz ‘ chapel
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Ojibwe at Buffalo River (Callaway) mission
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Red Lake
Red Lake mission
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religious women leaders, Minnehaha Falls
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school of nursing
sewing room
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St. Cloud (Cathedral High School)
St. Cloud (Holy Angels Grade School faculty)
St. Cloud (Holy Angels School)
St. Cloud (St. John Cantius Convent)
St. Cloud (St. Mary’s High School)
St. Cloud (St. Mary’s School faculty)
St. Cloud (St. Mary’s School)
St. Paul (St. Bernard’s School)
St. Paul (St. Joseph’s Orphanage)
Stillwater
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White Earth mission
White Earth mission, Ojibwe
windmill
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