Saint Benedict's Monastery (St. Joseph, Minnesota)
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St. Benedict's Convent and College Historic District
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Main Building, Main Convent, and Sacred Heart Chapel at the College of St. Benedict
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| Location | College Ave. and Minnesota St., St. Joseph, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 45°33′47″N 94°19′7″W / 45.56306°N 94.31861°WCoordinates: 45°33′47″N 94°19′7″W / 45.56306°N 94.31861°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architect | Steil, Gregory; Stauduhar, George |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Beaux Arts, Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 89000160 |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1989 |
Saint Benedict's Monastery is a monastery (or convent) of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, in St. Joseph, Minnesota, United States.
The Sisters trace their roots to Saint Walburg Abbey in Eichstätt, in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Six of them emigrated to St. Cloud in 1857, moving to St. Joseph in 1863. Mother Benedicta Riepp, considered the founder of Benedictine women's communities in the United States, is buried in the monastery cemetery.
Recognizing the need for higher education, they founded Saint Benedict’s Academy in 1878, which developed into the College of Saint Benedict in 1913. In 1961, the Sisters transferred ownership to the College, constituting it a separately incorporated institution. As two fiscally independent corporations, the College and the Monastery share adjacent campuses but are governed by two separate Boards (the Monastic Council governs the Sisters).
Saint Benedict's Monastery has been the largest Benedictine community of women in the world, with a peak membership of 1,278 in 1946. In 2010, it had nearly 300 members and was the largest Benedictine community of women in the United States with nearly 300 members.
On August 15, 2012, the 27 Sisters living at Saint Bede Monastery became members of Saint Benedict's Monastery. March 27, 2012 was the day when the Sisters of Saint Benedict's Monastery voted receive the Sisters of Saint Bede's. Saint Bede Monastery was home to a community of Benedictine Women located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Monastery's land was purchased by the University of Wisconsin in order to use it for children's education program.
Several buildings of the convent and college are listed in a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district contains 14 buildings, as well as two other structures and five objects, and were built between 1882 and the late 1920s.
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