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Sister Donata Gantzer, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-GANTDONA

Scope and Contents

This collection includes only a personal data sheet, a list of those buried in Lakeside, and community biographies/obituaries. The monastery holds no canonical documents regarding Sister Donata.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1910-1993

Conditions Governing Access

The material in this collection is unrestricted. It is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Donata Gantzer, OSB was born Maria on November 2nd, 1872 in Lower Alsace, Germany. She entered the community on April 7th, 1909, making her novitiate in Canon City, Colorado. She died as a novice at the age of 38 on March 3rd, 1910, making her first vows on her deathbed. Her cause of death is listed as "galloping consumption" an aggresive and acute form of tuberculosis. She is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City, Colorado.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 hanging file)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Title
A Guide to Sister Donata Gantzer, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025-10-08
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago Archives Repository

Contact:
Archives
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Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203