Sister Cornelia Cronin, OSB papers
Scope and Contents
Included in this collection is a personal data sheet, a baptismal certificate, a list of Academy students who entered the Benedictine Community, a prayer card, obituaries, biographical notes, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1915
Creator
- Cronin, Cornelia, 1886-1915 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this collection are unrestricted and are open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Sister Cornelia Cronin, OSB was born Margaret Genevieve on November 17th, 1886 in Leadville, Colorado. She attended Saint Scholastica Academy in Canon City, graduating in 1905. Sister entered the Benedictine Community in September, 1908 at the age of 21. She professed temporary vows in January, 1910, and final vows in July, 1913.
Sister especially cared for the young children at the Academy. She died on May 2nd, 1915 at the age of 28 in Canon City, Colorado. Sister is buried in Lakeside Cemetery. Sister Sebastian Cronin, OSB was her natural sister.
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.
- Title
- Sister Cornelia Cronin, OSB papers
- Author
- Mickey Smith
- Date
- 2024-05-20
- 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
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Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203
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