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27-57382 [1] GNIS feature ID. 0665528 [2] St. Olaf Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 395 at the time of the 2020 census. St. Olaf Township was originally called Oxford Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1869. The current name, adopted in 1870, was named after Olaf II of ...
organized March 20, 1869, was at first called Oxford, but was renamed May 10, 1870, in honor of St. Olaf, born in 995, an early king of Norway, in 1015-30, who consolidated the kingdom and aided the establishment of Christianity, but was killed in a battle with his rebellious subjects, July 29, 1030. He is the patron saint of Norway, and is ...
His martyrdom on July 29, 1030, at the Battle of Stiklestad, close to Pastor Muus’s own place of birth, made him Norway’s patron saint and eternal king and secured a national monarchy and the position of the Christian church in that country. St. Olaf’s School was operated as an academy until 1886, when a college department was added.
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Founded in 1874 by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants, St. Olaf is a nationally ranked liberal arts college of the ELCA located in Northfield, Minnesota. College Profile. 45. minutes from the Twin Cities. 300. acre campus with 350 acres of restored wetlands, woodlands, and native tallgrass prairie. 3,040. enrolled students with 95% living on campus.
Jan 15, 2022 · That L.A. meeting led to White's 1992 visit to the St. Olaf campus and her stay at the Archer House, an 1877 landmark that was destroyed in a 2020 fire and is being razed this week. Jorgensen ...
minutes from the Twin Cities. 300. acre campus with 32.5 acres of restored wetlands, woodlands, and native tallgrass prairie. 3,040. enrolled students with 95% living on campus. 4-1-4. academic calendar. “St. Olaf has defined the best education that can be had as a residential liberal arts education. We bring students together to this campus ...
