The history of the village of Muenster, & St Peter’s colony, Abbey, College, and Cathedral, is very closely related. The settlement of St. Peter's colony occurred in 1903 when about 1,000 German Catholic settlers arrived, mainly from Minnesota, to occupy 700 homesteads. They were accompanied by several Benedictine oblate monks from Collegeville Minnesota. The settlers & the monks immediately erected a log church and monastery (which became St Peter’s Abbey in 1910). By 1906 there were 6,000 settlers in the
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St. Peter's Co-Cathedral (1910)
one of the earliest churches in the Humboldt area, is the cathedral for the...
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The plaque
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The murals & paintings in the interior
of the cathedral were painted in 1919 by renowned artist Bethold Imhoff of St...
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The sanctuary , with its 80 life-sized
figures was a personal gift from Imhoff to his friend, Bruno Doerfler,...
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Closeup
The group paintings for the semicircular sanctuary were done on heavy linen...
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The paintings on the upper part of the
sanctuary were painted directly onto the plaster. Imhoff had his own secret...
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Note the paintings of the saints
above the pillars. Imhoff used the likeness of living monks at the abbey,...
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The ceiling paintings
After he completed the sanctuary, Imhoff was commissioned to paint the...
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Smaller paintings along the walls
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The neat cemetery
The first cemetery, a quarter of a mile away, was used between...
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St Peter's Abbey & College - bell tower
The bell tower was erected in 1994, draws attention to the church, as...
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The main directional sign
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The main stained glass window
in Sts Peter & Paul church which was finished in 1990. Architect Etienne...
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The impressive windows
on the upper part of the walls.
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These colorful windows
are on a wall that's the folding wall, I think. It can be opened...
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The pipe organ
was assembled by Bill Thurmeier, a benefactor of St Peter's Abbey.
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A section of the ceiling & upper walls.
I don't normally like modern churches, but I was really impressed...
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Black Virgin & Jesus?
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Sts Peter & Paul
painted by Berthold Imhoff.
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Benedictine monk carving
This is probably the likeness of St Benedict?
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The Benedictine order has both
men & women.
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Michael Hall, the main classroom & admin
building, is the dominant building on the abbey grounds. It was built in 1921...
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closeup
It was home for both students and the monks until the early 1960s.
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One half of the impressive building
The monks operated a residential high school here from 1926 to 1972 when the...
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The small cemetery is the final resting
place of the monks who served here. It is surrounded by a double...
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