Schmitt, Leona, 1885-1963
Dates
- Usage: 1904-07-11 - 1963-10-18
Parallel Names
- Schmitt, Rose, 1885-1904
Occupations
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Benedictine nuns
-- Date: 1904
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1963
- Note: Entered Novitiate: 1904-07-11, First Vows: 1905-07-11, Perpetual Vows: 1908-07-11
Places
- Heidelberg -- Baden-Württemberg -- Germany (Place of Birth) -- Date: 1885-11-03
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Chicago -- Illinois
(Place of Death)
- Note: Buried in All Saints Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
Metadata Rights Declarations
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Found in 3 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.
Coal Creek, Colo., 1933 - 1955
This sub-series is comprised of a couple papers listing the Sisters who ran summer schools of religion in Coal Creek, Colorado, along with the years they worked. The 28 students who attended the 1933 vacation school taught by Sr. Leona Schmitt, OSB, appear in two photographs. Also included is "The Gleanor," an article from an unnamed publication on the coal mines surrounding Cañon City, Colorado, which includes a description of Coal Creek prior to a 1907 fire that wrecked the town.
Rockvale, Colo., 1955 - 1991
This series contains a list of Sisters who taught in Rockvale, Colorado, from the late 1920s until the the middle of the 1940s. Pages copied from "Our Community" appear alongside newsclippings and other texts regarding St. Patrick Church and the town at-large. Also included are photographs from a 1991 archives trip to Colorado and an archives newsletter relaying what happened during the trip and the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago's history in the state.