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Sister Magdalena Becker, OSB papers

 Collection — Folder: OBSCHI-D-BECKMAGD-0
Identifier: OSBCHI-D-BECKMAGD

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a personal data sheet, archival newsletter index, a ministry sheet, obituaries and two photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888-1901

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sister's papers are unrestricted since it has been over 50 years since her death.

Biographical / Historical

Marie Becker (Sister Magdalena Becker, OSB) was born in Wheeling, Illinois in 1864, She entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in January 1888. She was finally professed in November 1892. Sister Magdalena taught elementary school at Fourteen Holy Martyrs in Baltimore, Maryland and in Creston, Iowa for the Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart. She was the first directress of St. Mary's School in Pueblo, Colorado when it opened in 1897. Sister Magdalena died in February, 1901, just short of her 37th birthday. Her body was brought to Chicago and was interred in St. Boniface Cemetery.

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
A Guide to Sister Magdalena Becker, OSB papers
Author
Mickey Smith
Date
2024-12-09
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

Contact:
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Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203