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1874-1985 (Criação)
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- Sisters of the Precious Blood
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1 cm of textual records
ca. 100 photographs
4 albums
Several pieces of ephemera
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In 1925 on the invitation of His Grace, Most Rev. H.J. O’Leary a monastery was opened at 11105 100th Avenue, where eight sisters formed the Sisters of the Precious Blood convent in Edmonton. The first mass was held in the convent of “Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament” on the first Friday in June. In the absence of His Grace, the mass of installation was offered by the Vicar General, Rev. McGuigan.
At the request of Archbishop Henry O’Leary’s brother in PEI, the sisters opened another convent and sent seven sisters in 1929. Houses were also opened in Vancouver, BC (1930), Regina, SK (1933), Kagoshima, Japan (1934), Pembroke, ON (1939), Calgary, AB (1951), St. Paul, AB (1952), and Nelson, BC (1962).
The community of the Sisters of the Precious Blood is a contemplative community of Pontifical right founded in 1861 by Catherin Aurelia Caouette in St. Hyacinth, Canada. As of 2010 there were 19 monasteries of the Precious Blood around the world. The community observes Constitutional enclosure with limits on the cloister defined in the community’s constitutions. Sisters are permitted to leave the enclosure for genuine spiritual and physical needs, including yearly home visits.
Due to declining vocations and the ailing health of the sisters the convent was closed in 2012.
Historial de custodia
Records and artifacts were taken from the convent in 2013 after The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton assumed control and responsibility for the building. Shamin Malmas, Archivist, and Robert Croteau, Facilities Manager, made several visits to the building gathering items of historic value for the archives. In addition they also oversaw the re-distribution of items which could be re-used by parishes and other religious groups active in the Archdiocese.
In 2017 more items were received from Corpus Christi Parish that had originally taken them for the needs of the newly-built church.
For detailed information see the accession file.
Alcance y contenido
Fonds is comprised of records which document the life and activities of the sisters in Edmonton consisting of the following series:
- Photographs, Albums and Scrapbooks (ca.1925-1975)
- Personal Papers (1925-1975)
- Ephemera and relics (ca.1880-1985)
The Fonds is by no means complete, and it is likely that the official records are with the Sisters in Calgary.
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Future accruals are not expected.