The Sisters of Saint Benedict of Crookston, a monastery dating from 1919, have served the Diocese of Crookston for more than a hundred years.
What it needs
The aging community has given up its monastery and moved into a senior living residence, where it continues as a monastic community of fifteen. The diocese's 2021 plan was to buy the campus for $12 million with a $3 million maintenance endowment; whether and when that purchase closed was not confirmed.
Before you act. The move out of the monastery is confirmed for 2026; the present ownership and use of the old campus rest on a 2021 announcement.
Last checked 8 November 2026. Parts of this entry could not be fully confirmed; see the note above. Responsible body: Sisters of Saint Benedict of Crookston (Mount Saint Benedict Foundation); Diocese of Crookston for the campus.
In June 2026 the community announced that, for the health care and safety of its members, it would relocate from Holy Name Monastery to the American House senior residence in Zephyrhills over the following months. The sisters say information about the future of the monastery property will be shared when available; gifts support the sisters' care and their remaining ministries.
The prior's message on the monastery's site says the monks accept that they will not survive as a community and are in the process of turning over ownership of the monastery to the Missionary Servants of the Word, who already operate the retreat house. The monks continue their life of prayer there and accept online donations.