Box OSBCHI-A.40

Scope and Contents From the Series: The materials in this collection were gathered over the years by Prioresses and archivists and held in the monastery and school libraries as reference materials. Mother Theresa Krug, OSB, whose brother was the abbot of the Abbey of Monte Cassino probably contributed the earliest material. Sister Ignatia O'Connor, OSB gathered some of it for a display at the 1961 centennial of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB continued to add to the collection once it was in the...

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This book is a life of St. Walburg in German, published by the Abbey in Eichstätt. 1 copy, from 1927 is in a case. 2 copies are from 1931; one is inscribed with the name Emma Artzer. Emma Artzer lived on campus at St. Scholastica on Ridge Blvd. in Chicago. She was the daughter of the caretakers and a student at the Academy.

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Soft bound booklet for the 900 Jubilee of the Abbey of St. Walburg. The cover is brown with a portrait of St. Walburg holding the Holy Rule, a crozier and her holy oil, surrounded by the years 1035 and 1935. It includes an index.

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Letters and an article regarding the healing properties of St. Walburg oil. The Sisters at St. Scholastica Monastery regularly ordered holy oil from the monastery in Eichstätt and gave it to people who requested it for its healing qualities.

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German language biography of St. Walburg published by the Abbey of St. Walburg in Eichstätt, Germany.

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This is the English translation of the 1979 biography of St. Walburg that the abbey in Eichstätt published in 1979, the 1200th anniversary of her death. These books were given to the North American prioresses when they visited Europe in 1988.

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This small booklet is attributed to A member of the Benedictine Order. It says it is published with the authorization of the Benedictine Nuns of St. Walburga's Abbey, Eichstätt. The foreward is by Giovanni Serpentelli, Oblate, O.S.B., EXETER. The imprimitur is Leo, O.S.B., Bishop of Eichstätt. Part I tells the life and miracles of St. Walburg and Part II tells of her holy oil and includes prayers for many occasions.

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This table provides basic biographical information on the first 14 Sisters who were sent to the United States from the Abbey of St. Walburg. They came in three groups, in 1852, 1853, and 1855. Sr. Frances Knapp, OSB (Aloysia), the foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, came in the last group, leaving for the United States on October 29, 1855.

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English translation of 91 articles of customs taken from the Eichstätt Book of Customs. The instructions relate to the habit, common prayer, meals, housekeeping, and other aspects of life in community.

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Materials in German about the history and modern life of the Abbey of St. Walburg, including the daily schedule.