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Sister Bernice Godec, OSB papers

 Collection
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-GODEBERN

Scope and Contents

Includes a personal data sheet, ministry lists, a note on her ministry, archival research correspondence, and prayer cards.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-2021

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sisters' papers are restricted for 50 years after the Sister's death. Photographs, previously published, and widely distributed materials are unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Bernice Godec, OSB was born Pauline Mary on January 16th, 1903 in Pueblo, Colorado. She entered the community on December 31st, 1926, making her final vows on August 16th, 1931.

Around 1943 Sister served in the kindergarten started by Sister Raphael Zeller, until she fell ill and was sent to hospital.

She left the community on May 18th, 1945, and died on March 19th, 1983. She is buried in Pueblo, 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 Bernice Godec, OSB papers
Author
Clara Finkelstein
Date
2025-10-14
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
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203