Distel, Innocence, 1908-1991
Dates
- Usage: 1928 - 1991
Parallel Names
- Distel, Apolonia, 1908-1928
Biographical Note
Confirmation certificate gives name as Mary Mabel.
Occupations
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Benedictine nuns
- Note: Entered Novitiate: 1928-01-05, First Vows: 1929-01-12, Perpetual Vows: 1932-08-16
Places
- Buenos Aires -- Argentina (Place of Birth) -- Date: 1908-01-06
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Chicago -- Illinois
(Place of Death)
-- Date:
1991-07-15
- Note: Buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Alamosa, Colo., 1937 - 1991
This sub-series is primarily comprised of lists of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Alamosa, Colorado. The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago had a large presence in the town, especially earlier in the 20th century. A pamphlet about the history of the Sacred Heart Church, a copy of some pages from "Our Community," and an Archives Newsletter are also included.
Brush, Colo., 1938
This series contains a folder for each town in Colorado where Sisters taught summer schools of religion. Most contain a list of which Sisters taught in a town and when, while some include much more material, such as photographs, news clippings, pamphlets, etc.
Crested Butte, Colo., 1937 - 1992
Delta, Colo.
This slim sub-series contains nothing more than a sheet of paper listing Sisters who taught at vacation schools in Delta, Colorado, where the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago were stationed from 1950 until 1974. In addition to summer schools of religion, some Sisters also worked at St. Michael School.
Eagle, Colo., 1940 - 1989
This series contains a couple photographs of Sr. Constance Matern, OSB, and Sr. Anthony Hrusovsky, OSB, a priest, and their vacation school group outside St. Mary Church in Eagle, Colorado. Also included are some pictures taken during a 1989 archive trip Sr. Vivian Ivantic, OSB, and Sr. Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB, took to Colorado. The list of Sisters who taught at the summer schools of religion in Eagle may be incomplete, as the second page of the list is missing.
Lafayette, Colo., 1989
This sub-series contains a slip of paper listing several Sisters who taught vacation schools in Lafayette, Colorado, during the 1940s and 1950s. Also included are a couple photographs from that period and a couple more from a 1989 archives trip to Colorado.
Las Animas, Colo., 1937 - 1967
This sub-series contains a long list of Sisters who taught vacation schools in Las Animas, Colorado, for over 30 years. Several documents relate to St. Mary Church, including a postcard of the exterior, a print of the interior, a pamphlet about the history of the parish, and a news article from the Southern Colorado Register that mentions the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. A postcard from Leadville, Colorado, is also included, but the reason is unclear.
Minturn, Colo., 1952 - 2007
This sub-series contains many photos and several news clippings relating to vacation schools the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago taught in Minturn, Colorado, from the late 1930s to late 1970s. Most material was produced during the 1950s.
Oak Creek, Colo.
The only paper in this sub-series lists the Sisters who taught in Oak Creek, Colorado, along with the summers they were stationed there throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Some background on what brought the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago to the town, along with some anecdotes from the community's time there are also included.