Sister Theophane Grom, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, a newspaper obituary, a personal data sheet, and prayer cards. Also included are newspaper clippings, prayer cards, and a homily primarily regarding the death of her brother, Franciscan Father Lawrence Grom, OFM.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1980-2002
Creator
- Grom, Theophane, 1916-2002 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The material in this collection is unrestricted. It is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Theophane Grom, OSB was born Mary Antonette on November 30th, 1916 in Waukegan, Illinois to Yugoslavian parents. She joined the community on September 7th, 1935, making her first profession on August 16th, 1937.
Sister left the community on August 16th, 1940. She later served as lay teacher at Mother of God School under her married name, Mrs. Victor Petrovic, or Mary Petrovic.
She died on March 6th, 2002 at the age of 85, and is buried at Ascension Cemetery in Illinois.
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 Theophane Grom, OSB papers
- Author
- Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-10-15
- 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
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
archives@osbchicago.org