1878-1900 Timeline
1870s Minneapolis' Population Increase
1878 The Establishment of Holy Rosary Parish
1878-1882 St. Elizabeth National Parish
1878 Parish Purchases a Lutheran Church
1878 Parish Builds Its Own Church
1879 Friars Move Out of Rented House into Convent
1879 Holy Name Society Organized
1879 Arrival of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
1886 The Vicarate of Holy Rosary Becomes a Priory
1888 Construction of the Present Day Church
1891 A New Parish School
1899-1900 Holy Rosary at the End of the Century
1904-1929 Timeline
1904 Improvements and Additions to the Church
1904 Fire Engulfs the Church
1905 The Parish Rebounds
1915 Holy Name Society Erects Stone Embankment
1915 Holy Rosary's Monthly Calendar
1917 World War I
1920 Northern Boundary of Parish Changes
1920s The Parish as a Center of Community
1928 Parish Celebrates Its Golden Jubilee
1929-1944 Timeline
1932 New School Built during Economic Depression
1930s Parish Blessed with Vocations
1935 Establishment of St. Albert the Great Parish
1937 Marian Shrine
1938 Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor Arrive
1941 The National Eucharistic Congress
1940s Popular Devotions in the Parish
1941 World War II Years
1943-45 Church Improvements
1945-1960 Timeline
1940s-50s Parish Schedule
1946-56 The Priest in the Wheelchair
1948 Installation of the Rosary Lamps
1950 The Living Rosary at Holy Name Society Rally
1952-53 Fr. Lane's Major Renovation of the Church
1955-59 More Parish Projects
1960 Neighboring St. Elizabeth Church Razed
1961-1979 Timeline
1961 The Life-Size Crucifix Returns
1962-77 Changes from the Second Vatican Council
1963 Puppeteers Receive Public Noteriety
1968 Sisters of Sick Poor Leave Minneapolis
1970 Old South High Razed
1971 Holy Rosary Library Sold and Destroyed
1971 Little Earth Community Established
1975-present Parish Seeks Canonization of Friar
1977-78 High Steeple Replaced After Fire
1978 Lightning Strikes the Church Again
1978 Parish Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary
1980-1995 Timeline
1975-present The Native Americans
1975-present The Hmong
1982-present Loaves and Fishes Program
1984 Ecumenical Thanksgiving Services
1985 Neighborhood Way of the Cross
198? Homeless Shelter in School Basement
1984-1986 Improvements to the Church
1986 Picture Album and Directory Published
1989 Partnership Established with Bridging, Inc.
1993 The Closing of the School
1990s Phillips Neighborhood Dubbed "Baby Beruit"
1995-Present Timeline
1995 Two Non-Ordained Commissioned
1995 Priory Closes
1990s The "Ellis Island of Minneapolis"
1995 Bread for the Village Program Instituted
1996 Parish Hall Renovated
1997 Elevator Makes Church Handicap Accessible
1999 "Mall of Latin America" Opens
2000 Parish Supports Immigrants in Battle
2000 Fr. Leahy's Departure
2001 ESL Classes For Immigrants Begin
2002 Hispanic Pastor Appointed
2002 Neighborhood Crime-Prevention Patrol
2002 Parish Website Launched
2003 Looking Ahead
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Celebrating 125 Years of Our History
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