Peggy Roske

St. John's University originated in St. Cloud on the shores of the Mississippi River in 1856. There is a plaque on the Beaver Island trail commemorating that. St. John's relocated to St. Joseph in 1858 before moving again to its current location at Indianbush aka, Collegeville in 1866.

The Benedictine sisters came to St. Joseph in 1863. The oldest and largest building on the St. Benedict campus is the Main Building. It consists of 5 parts which includes St. Cecelia Hall, which is the oldest part of the main building constructed by the sisters.