ðə vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈeɪnt mˈæɡnəs wʌz kˈæɹid tə ðə nˈuː wˈɜːld baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən kˈæθlɪk pˈɛzənt paɪənˈɪɹz hˈuːm fɹˈænsɪs zˈeɪviɚ pˈɪɹz hæd pɚswˈeɪdᵻd tə sˈɛɾəl ɪn sˈɛntɹəl mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv tɹɐvˈɜːs dˈɛs sˈuː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn.
The veneration of Saint Magnus was carried to the New World by the German Catholic peasant pioneers whom Francis Xavier Pierz had persuaded to settle in Central Minnesota following the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851.