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About us
History
In 1878 Fr. Chrysostom Foffa, OSB, built a school at Bismarck, Dakota Territory and staffed it with Benedictine sisters from St. Joseph, Minnesota. The Sisters' reputation for discipline and educational thoroughness tempered with religion was a welcome contrast to the rawness of frontier life on the Dakota prairie, and so pupils, many non-Catholic, flocked to the "Sister School" that became St. Mary's Grade School. St. Mary's Grade School (left) has continuously provided the Bismarck Community with educational options tied to the Catholic Faith since 1878.
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The St. Mary's Parish has sought to provide a school that meets the needs of its students. Under the guidance of such pioneers as Sr. Magdalen Walker (right), who served as principal from 1898-1943, St. Mary's has educated generations of community, state, and national leaders.
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