The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) opened in 1913, with six students enrolled, and grew out of St. Benedict's Academy, which was founded by Saint Benedict's Monastery in 1889. The Benedictine community incorporated CSB in 1961.
In addition to its undergraduate offerings, CSB offers three graduate nursing tracks that confer Doctor of Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing degrees.
What they wrote about St. John's University in 1915
Passages that mention St. John's University, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Stearns County, Minnesota1915 · page 746Read the page →
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over my work. He was so well pleased, that the next year I was elected a vice-president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society for 1907. After that year I was appointed superintendent of the Trail Station established at St. John's University by the same State Society, which office I am still holding. It is my duty to try out new fruits, make experiments and observations of all things horticultural and send in semi-annual reports of the station to the secretary of the society.
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History of Stearns County, Minnesota1915 · page 738Read the page →
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There are several trial stations of the Minnesota Horticultural Society in Stearns county, the most important of which is at St. John's University, CoUegeville, in charge of the Rev. J. B. Katzner, 0, S. B., whose work in the horticultural department has given him a state-wide reputation. Two other trial stations in the county are at Belgrade and Paynesville, in charge of C. R. Sandvig and Frank Brown, respectively. Contributions follow from these three gentlemen, giving full, clear and intelligent presentations of the methods used and the results obtained in the planting and cultivation of
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of St. John's University. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1965Avon sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of St. John's University.
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Famous people
Famous people close to St. John's University
Nobody well known was born in St. John's University itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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