Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino
Person
Languages Used
- Latin
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Benedictine Founders booklets
Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-F-300
Scope and Contents
The booklets tell the life of the Benedictine saints and founders or novenas (9 consecutive days of prayer for a special intention) and other devotions. These booklets were used to teach and to enhance the prayer of Sisters, their students, and others connected with the community. The 2002 memorial booklet of the sesquicentennial of Benedictine women in North America contains poems by Sister Judith Elms, OSB (1931-2015), Sister Suzanne Zuercher (1931-2014), and Sister Benita Coffey (1931-)....
Dates:
1861-2002
Found in:
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives
Collection of St. Scholastica Monastery holy cards
Collection — Box OSBCHI-F-1
Identifier: OSBCHI-F-100
Scope and Contents
The holy cards represent Benedictine Saints as well as other saints. Some holy cards represent exerpts from the Rule of Saint Benedict or other Catholic themes. They often have artwork on one side and a prayer on the back, accomodating different prayer styles. Holy cards are also printed for a Sister's jubilee or funeral and distributed at those celebrations. Holy cards of individual Sisters are in their files, but samples may appear in this collection. These funeral mass holy cards usually...
Dates:
circa1900-2011
Found in:
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives
Saint Benedict
Series — Box OSBCHI-F-3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The booklets tell the life of the Benedictine saints and founders or novenas (9 consecutive days of prayer for a special intention) and other devotions. These booklets were used to teach and to enhance the prayer of Sisters, their students, and others connected with the community. The 2002 memorial booklet of the sesquicentennial of Benedictine women in North America contains poems by Sister Judith Elms, OSB (1931-2015), Sister Suzanne Zuercher (1931-2014), and Sister Benita Coffey (1931-)....
Dates:
1861-2002
Sesquimillenium publicity kits, 1980
Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-D-COFFBENI-1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
The Sesquimillennium Publicity Committee consisted of Benedictine Sisters from Erie, Duluth, Covington, and Chicago as well as one Oblate. Sister Benita Coffey, OSB acted as the General Editor. The purpose of this committee was to highlight the 1500 years of the births of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica. Included in the kit were guidelines for press releases and photo stories, audio-visual resource list, sample proposal for a TV documentary, logotype designs, and a script for a...
Dates:
1980
Sister Benita Coffey, OSB reflections, 1979-2015
Sub-Series — Box OSBCHI-D-COFFBENI-2, Folder: 2-3
Scope and Contents
These reflections were written and given by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB for various liturgical seasons. There are reflections for the funeral liturgies of Oblate Judi O' Sheil Stone and Sister Catherine Lynch, OSB.
Dates:
1979-2015