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The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are two closely related private, Roman Catholic higher education institutions in Minnesota. The College of Saint Benedict is in St. Joseph and is a women's college; Saint John's University is in Collegeville and is a men's college. Students at both institutions have a shared curriculum and access to the resources of both campuses.Ninety ...
These hallowed grounds were originally two separate cemeteries. One in the northeast was named Ashland and one in the southwest was called Oakland. Both began in 1869 and both were started by local churches. As well, both were public cemeteries. During November 1913, Oakland Cemetery was sold to the Ashland Association to form one cemetery. Each cemetery had maintained their original burial bo...
The monastic cemetery is separate from the parish cemetery for the Church of St. Joseph. Both cemeteries lie along the west side of County Road 121. The monastic cemetery was laid out in 1884. Before then, sisters were buried in St. Cloud and later in the St. Joseph Parish cemetery. In 1935 the crucifixion scene located in the center of the cemetery was erected. Near it is the final resting pl...