Franz, Thecla, 1902-1985
Person
Dates
- Usage: 1928 - 1985
Parallel Names
- Franz, Maria
Occupations
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Benedictine nuns
- Note: Entered Novitiate: 1928-07-11, First Vows: 1929-08-16, Perpetual Vows: 1932-08-16
Places
- Schnufenhofen -- Bavaria -- Germany (Place of Birth) -- Date: 1902-12-06
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Chicago -- Illinois
(Place of Death)
-- Date:
1985-05-24
- Note: Buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Our Foreign-Born Members, 1920s
Item — Box OSBCHI-A-900-1, Folder: 4
Identifier: OSBCHI-A-901.1.4
Scope and Contents
This history discusses the Sisters who came from Germany following World War I. Many more Sisters were born outside of the United States, approximately one third of the total community membership. A favorite monastery anecdote recalls how while cleaning, Sister Lioba Deininger, OSB fell from a ladder, breaking an urn in her fall. The horrified house superior said: Sister Lioba, that urn is imported!" Dusting herself off, Sister Lioba responded, "So am I!"
Dates:
Event: 1920s
Sister Thecla Franz, OSB papers
Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-FRANTHEC
Scope and Contents
This collection includes biographical information, photographs, and papers. Included are two ID cards (St. Scholastica High School and Benedictine Monastery), 2 passports (one German and one American), nearest of kin, prayer cards, photocopied news articles and a yearbook picture, an obituary and short biography written by the community, a jubilee invitation, correspondence and writings (some in German), and worship aids for her funeral services. Many of these materials detail her involvment...
Dates:
1927-1985
Found in:
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives