Fourteen Holy Martyrs School and Saint Benedict School collection
Scope and Contents
This series contains data sheets created by the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. There is a German-English language parish history which includes pictures of church, cardinal, and pastors. The parish history from 1871 through 1903 covers the school and church. The bulk of the parish history booklet, issued to raise funds for the construction of the new church, is made up of contemporary ads from local sponsors. Booklets from the parish diamond jubilee (1946) and the fiftieth anniversary of the new church building (1953) provide additional essays on parish history, leadership, and activities.
There are photographs of the original and new Fourteen Holy Martyrs, parish staff, and Saint Lioba Convent. There are two post cards of Saint Benedict Church and School. Included are images #107, #108, #110, and #113 from Sister Ignatia O'Connor, OSB centennial exhibit of 1961.
Fourteen Holy Martyrs Parish publications
- History of Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church, Mount St, Baltimore, 1871-1903.
- Do You Remember--?: Diamond Jubilee Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church, 1871-1946
- Fiftieth Anniversary: Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church, Mount and Lombard Sts., Baltimore, MD, 1903-1953
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1980
Conditions Governing Access
This material is not restricted. It is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
In 1880 Reverend Meinread Jaggle, OSB and Fourteen Holy Martyrs School in Baltimore, Maryland requested Benedictine Sisters of Chicago to teach at the school. Mother Luitgardis Huber, OSB accepted the request and sent several members. This school was entered in Sadlier's Catholic Almanac and Ordo as Holy Helpers Schools and Fourteen Holy Helpers Schools and after 1891, as Fourteen Holy Martyrs School. Classes in the 1880's and 1890's were conducted in a building that housed both church and school. The Sisters lived at Saint Lioba Convent on the parish campus. Our Sisters served at Fourteen Holy Martyrs School from 1881 until 1909.
Circa 1880 the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago began teaching at Saint Benedict School for African American children in Baltimore, Maryland. Our Sisters served Saint Benedict School until 1909.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
German
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Subject
- Huber, Luitgardis, 1842-1888 (Person)
Source
- Fourteen Holy Martyrs School (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to Fourteen Holy Martyrs School and Saint Benedict School collection
- Author
- Lorrie Wiltgen
- Date
- 2026-01-30
- 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