The following information is from “A Century of Christianity on the Dakota Prairies” written by Fr. Albert Binder in 1970. It has been expanded to show when the person lived and where they served as a priest or religious. It is a “Work in Progress”. Click/tap one of the headings to jump to the section.

• Priests
• Religious Brothers
• Religious Sisters

Priests

Priestly vocations from St. Benedict Parish include:

• Rev. Anthony Richard was a priest of the Diocese of Fargo
• Rev. Daniel Richard was a priest of the Crosiers (full name of the religious order: Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross).

Religious Brothers

• Br. Alphonse Tessier
• Br. Maxime Bellemare

Religious Sisters

Religious sisters from St. Benedict parish are:

• Sr. Mary Maxime Bellemare
• Sr. Francis Xavier Bellemare
• Sr. Mary Albertine Bellemare
• Sr. Mary Saxime Bellemare
• Sr. Augusta Bernier
• Sr. Loretta Bernier
• Sr. Frances Ann Bellemare
• Sr. Cecilia of the Cross Morin
• Sr. Anthony of Padua Morin
• Sr. Mary Gertrude Morin
• Sr. St. Peter Morin
• Sr. Mary Clement Morin
• Sr. Joseph of the Sacred Heart Tessier
• Sr. Alphonse Marie Rheault
• Sr. St. Charles Sauvageau
• Sr. M. Ferdinand Duval
• Sr. Mary Onesime Cossette
• Sr. Helen Marie Richard
• Sr. Emile Joseph Richard
• Sr. Henrietta Rivard
• Sr. Elmire Richard

Besides these sons and daughters of the parish, other religious vocations of boarding students from other parts of the country were fostered at St. Joseph’s School.

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