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1. Portrait of Sister Scholastica Kerst, Duluth, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Swem, Thomas M.
- Date Created:
- 1878
- Description:
- An 1878 photograph of Sister Scholastica Kerst in the St. Benedict's convent habit. Catherine (Sister, later Mother Scholastica) Kerst (1847-1911) was born in Meuringen, Prussia, and came to St. Paul, MN, in 1852 with her parents. She entered the Benedictine community of St. Gertrude in Shakopee, MN, in 1862 and in 1877 transferred to St. Benedict's Convent in St. Joseph, MN. She was prioress there from 1880-1889. In 1892, she led the foundation of what is now St. Scholastica Monastery and was prioress there until her death in 1911.
- Contributing Institution:
- St. Scholastica Monastery
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Cabinet photographs
2. Students of Sacred Heart Academy, Duluth, Minnesota
- Date Created:
- 1893
- Description:
- The student body and faculty of Sacred Heart Academy in 1893. When the Benedictine Sisters came to Duluth to establish and independent foundation in 1892, they moved into two rented townhouses in the newly-completed Munger Terrace. They immediately established a school for girls, Sacred Heart Academy, which occupied one of the townhouses. The school enrolled students from elementary through secondary grades. The 1893 students are shown here. In the third row from bottom is Mother Scholastica Kerst, in the fourth row Sister Pauline Dunphy and Sister Florentine Cannon, and in the fifth row Sister Leonissa Sauber.
- Contributing Institution:
- St. Scholastica Monastery
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
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