The Catholic Protectorate of St. Louis, located in nearby Glencoe (MO), opened under direction of Bro. Immanuel of Mary and four other Brothers. Later, in 1886, the St. Louis District Novitiate moved from Carondolet (near St. Louis) to Glencoe.

Brother Angelus Gabriel (FSC), The Christian Brothers in the United States 1848-1948 A Century of Catholic Education (New York Declan McMullen Co., 1948), pp. 281-282.