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Sister Catherine Breutsch, OSB papers

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

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a personal data sheet, obituaries, a death notice, prayer cards, and photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1889-1933

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Sister's papers are unrestricted and are available for review since her death occurred more than 50 years ago.

Biographical / Historical

Sister Catherine Breutsch, OSB was born in Germany in 1855. She entered the Benedictine community in 1889. She professed Triennial vows in November 1891. She made final vows in 1895. She celebrated her silver jubilee in 1926. Sister Catherine spend her life doing household tasks and serving as the baker at the SS Benedict and Scholastica convent on Orleans Street. Sister Catherine died in May 1933 at the age of 78 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. Sister Caatherine was joined by a younger sister (Sister Antonia) in 1891.

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 Catherine Breutsch, OSB papers
Author
Mickey Smith
Date
2025-03-10
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:
Archives
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7430 N. Ridge Blvd.
Chicago Illinois 60645 United States
(773) 764-2413 ext. 203