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St. John’s School

Hominy Creek, Oklahoma
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1888–1913
Current Diocese: Tulsa
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory, 1888–1891
Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory, 1891–1905
Oklahoma, 1905–1913
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, 1888–1907*
De La Salle Christian Brothers (Midwest District), 1907–1913*
Order of St. Benedict (St. Gregory’s Abbey, Shawnee, OK), 1889–1913
On a Reservation: Yes
On the Department of the Interior List: Possibly (see notes)
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Osage

Notes:
The school was founded by Katharine Drexel (later Mother Katharine of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament) and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. The Department of the Interior list has St. John’s School for Osage Indian Boys in Blackburn, Oklahoma. Blackburn is close to Hominy Creek, so this might be the same school.