Sister Theophila Keller, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains limited biographical information. It includes handwritten notes with biographical information, community obituaries, a personal data sheet, and two photographs.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1906-1939
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unrestricted. All material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Theophila Keller, OSB was born Johanna Agnes on June 23rd, 1885 in Niederburen, Switzerland. She immigrated to the United States in 1905, joining the community on August 30th of that same year. Sister made her first vows on July 11th, 1907, and her final profession on July 11th, 1932.
Sister Theophila served the community as a housekeeper and cook, and was in charge of the altar bread department. She was known for her kindess, particularly to younger members of the community.
Sister died of meningitis on February 10th, 1939, while missioned to the Saint Hilary Convent. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Illinois.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Subject
- Keller, Theophila, 1885-1939 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to Sister Theophila Keller, OSB papers
- Author
- Clara Finkelstein
- Date
- 2025-11-12
- 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