mˈæɡnəs, hˌuːz ˌɪntɚsˈɛʃən wʌz kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd wɪððə dᵻfˈiːt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪn lˈoʊkʌst plˈeɪɡ, kəntˈɪnjuːd təbi wˈaɪdli vˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd stˈɪɹnz kˈaʊnti, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, æz ɐ pˈeɪtɹən ʌv ɡˈʊd hˈɑːɹvɪsts ænd æz ðə pɹətˈɛktɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst lˈaɪtnɪŋ, hˈeɪl, ænd plˈeɪɡz ʌv vˈɜːmɪn.
Magnus, whose intercession was credited with the defeat of the 1856-1857 Rocky Mountain locust plague, continued to be widely venerated in and around Stearns County, Minnesota, as a patron of good harvests and as the protector against lightning, hail, and plagues of vermin.