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:
Pueblo, Colo., 1959
This sub-series is mostly comprised of papers listing Sisters who taught vacation schools in Pueblo, Colorado. The only other material included is a 1959 news clipping mentioning Sr. Walburg Matern, OSB.
Red Cliff, Colo., 1956 - 1989
This series is mostly comprised of photographs of Red Cliff, Colorado, and the vacation schools Sisters taught there. Also included are some images from a 1989 archives trip to Colorado and a list of Sisters who worked in the town from 1952 to 1977.
Rifle, Colo.
The only item in this series is an archives note listing several Sisters who taught vacation schools in Rifle, Colorado, throughout the 1940s.
Rocky Ford, Colo., 1937 - 1942
This sub-series contains an archives note listing the Sisters who taught vacation schools in Rocky Ford, Colorado, along with a couple news clippings of events relating to the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's presence in the town. Also included is a photograph of several pupils from one summer, although the year is unknown, and it appears they do not comprise the whole class, as there are more children cut off on the right left side of the frame.
Silt, Colo.
This sub-series contains very little information about the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's time in Silt, Colorado. One slip of paper lists Sr. Innocence Distel, OSB, and possibly Sr. Mary Kinney, OSB, as the only Sisters to have taught vacation schools in the town.
Silverton, Colo., 1962 - 1993
This sub-series contains a list of Sisters who taught in Silverton, Colorado, along with several newsclippings, mostly regarding St. Patrick Church. A pamphlet from the parish's centennial celebration is also included.