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This Day in Minnesota History

January 22, 1857

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Five Benedictine monks obtain a charter to establish St. John's Seminary in Collegeville. The seminary evolves into St. John's University, the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the state.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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