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Teutopolis Monastery Museum

110 South Garrett Street, Teutopolis, IL 62467

Historic Sites

The museum is open the first Sunday of each from April to November from 12:30--4:30 p.m. by appointment.

See displays of early life in this German Catholic community, founded in 1838. The first Franciscans arrived in October 1858, and the three priests and six brothers quickly set about building a parish and friary.

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