SBM.10f Luxemburg: St. Wendelin's School c. 1885

SCHOOLS IN NORTH-CENTRAL MINNESOTA (1871-1909) SAINT BENEDICT'S MONASTERY (CONVENT), ST. JOSEPH, MN In 1881, sisters began teaching in the parish/district school in Luxemberg, averaging 90-100 pupils for a number of years and increasing to 140 as its peak enrollment. In subsequent years the enrollment stabilized to around 100 pupils." The parish continues to support its Catholic school and the Benedictine sisters who have served there for 124 years. _______ SBMA