Sister Christina Kulovitz, OSB papers

Sister Christina Kulovitz, OSB was born Christina Sylvia on July 14th, 1912, in Vienna, Austria. The eldest in a family of four children, her father was imprisoned in a Siberian prisoner of war camp during World War I, and thus was absent for much of her early life. Following her father's release, Sister and her family immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago's Saint George Parish. There she attended Saint George School for two years. Sister was introduced to the community by Sister Lucy Driesch, who whilst serving as the school's principal, dedicated herself to teaching Sister Christina and her siblings English. Sister joined the community on September 7th, 1935, and was invested on July 11th, 1936. She adopted the name Sister Cordula in religion, which she kept until Vatican II. Sister made her first vows on August 16th, 1937, and her final profession on August 18th, 1940.

Sister served the community in a variety of ways. She taught at Saint Symphorosa Parish School, served as the head of the altar bread department, managed the monastery kitchen, and was put in charge of the community laundry. As a sacristan for the monastery chapel, and a talented textile artist, Sister made stoles for use in liturgy, robes for the community's Infant of Prague, altar cloths, and a funeral pall. She participated in committees such as the Benedictines for Peace, as well as the Liturgy Committee.

Before retirement, Sister earned her GED in Colorado in 1985, and continued her education with Spanish language and computer classes.

Sister Christina died on January 17th, 2008, and is buried at All Saints Cemetery. She was the older natural sister of Sister Agnes Therese Kulovitz.