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Eventually sisters taught in more than seventy-five schools in twelve states and five countries. [8] In 1956, St. Benedict admitted laywomen and in 1960, the college began admitting men but ultimately closed in the spring of 1970. Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana. Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana was ...
The Ferdinand post office has been in operation since 1850. [5] In 1867, the Monastery of Immaculate Conception was founded in Ferdinand. Ferdinand was incorporated as a town in 1905. [6] In 1906, the Ferdinand News was established as the local newspaper. Just prior to World War II the Civilian Conservation Corps created the Ferdinand State Forest.
St. Benedict College in Ferdinand Memorial Hospital in Jasper, sponsored by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary A new facility for St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, sponsored by the Daughters of Charity
In the 2000s, Henderson became a public benefactor to the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indiana. Some of the nuns there had been early educators of Henderson. She appeared in a number of their promotional videos and helped in fundraising efforts.
St. Benedict Abbey (Massachusetts), a member of the Swiss-American Congregation of Benedictine monasteries. [7] [8] Sisters of St. Benedict Center, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Saint Anne's House), canonically recognized by the Catholic Church as a religious community in the diocese of Worcester. [9]
The Benedicta Arts Center at the College of St. Benedict in St. Cloud, Minnesota is named for Mother Benedicta Riepp. [12] The Benedicta Riepp Award is presented by the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict of St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Cloud "to a woman who exemplifies Benedictine and Gospel values in her daily life." [13]
In 1852, Sister Benedicta Riepp and two other sisters founded St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Soon they would send sisters to Michigan, New Jersey, and Minnesota. [39] By 1854, Swiss monks began to arrive and founded St. Meinrad Abbey in Indiana, and they soon spread to Arkansas and Louisiana. They were soon followed by Swiss sisters.
St. Ferdinand Church [2] Crucifix: C. Zuckriegel: 1892 Monastery of the Immaculate Conception: Limestone: Sculpture: approx. 6 1/2 ft. x 39 in. x 11 in. Sisters of St. Benedict [3] Our Lady of Fatima: Unknown 1952 St. Ferdinand Church Marble: 4 figures. Mary: approx. 9 x 33 x 21 in.; Each child figure: approx. 37 x 15 x 16 in. St. Ferdinand ...