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Valentine Kohlbeck O. S. B., Abbot of Saint Procopius Abbey, Lisle, Illinois (1919-1937)

Fr. Valentine Kohlbeck, OSB, became pastor (1894-1897). Earlier, Fr. Kohlbeck had organized the Bohemian Benedictine Press in 1889 in the buildings north of the present rectory. The Press had tremendous influence during its 86 years of operation.  

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