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SBM.03m St. Benedict's Convent Cemetery and St. Gertrude Hall of the Academy, St. Joseph, MN (c. 1900)

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Identifier	SBM.03m
Title	SBM.03m St. Benedict's Convent Cemetery and St. Gertrude Hall of the Academy, St. Joseph, MN (c. 1900)
Date	1900
Creator	unknown
Description	EXPANSION OF MONASTERY (1880-1909) SAINT BENEDICT'S MONASTERY (CONVENT), ST. JOSEPH, MN St. Benedict's Convent Cemetery plot was laid out in 1884. Prior to that time, the first twelve sisters who died were buried in the parish cemetery (with the exception of Mother Benedicta Riepp, who was buried in St. Cloud)" The grave markers attest to the exceptionally early age of death due to the toll of the rigors of pioneer life -- the scarcity of good food; the exposure to the cold and to epidemics; inadequate medical care; and the pressures of work and overcrowded conditions. During the first 57 years, 95 sisters died; the average age at death was less than 30 years. The grave markers are unique. The first were simple iron crosses. From 1890 to 1935, the community purchased a more elaborately designed cross with a plaque bearing the inscribed information of name and the dates of birth, profession, and death. Later the community purchased granite upright-markers; at present granite flat-footstones are used." In 1884 Mother Benedicta Riepp's remains were brought from St. Cloud to St. Joseph. The grave, marked with an iron cross, has been a place of pilgrimage, not only for the sisters of St. Benedict's Monastery, but also for other American Benedictine sisters and for citizens of Mother Benedicta's birthplace, Waal, Germany. _______ SBMA
Local Subject	monastery (convent); cemetery
Type	image
Format	image/tiff
Holding Institution	Vivarium; Saint Benedict's Monastery - St. Joseph, MN
Rights	Copyright© 2004 Saint Benedict's Monastery. All Rights Reserved.
Digital Date	10/25/2004 0:00:00
Bit Depth	8 bits-per-channel
Resolution	600 ppi
Compression	none on the original scans
Hardware	Epson 4870 Photo
Software	Photoshop, Epson Scan
System	Apple Macintosh

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