Eduarda Schnitzer
Eduarda Benedikta Maria Schnitzer OSB (born June 22, 1815 in Waal , Allgäu , † January 9, 1902 in Eichstätt ) was a German Benedictine and copyist .
In 1849 Schnitzer became prioress of the St. Walburg monastery . In 1852, at the request of the Metten monk Bonifaz Wimmer , she sent her first sisters to America. The first Benedictine convent in North America was then founded in Pennsylvania . On September 14, 1898, Schnitzer was given her successor Karolin Kroiß as an assistant.
Her biological sister Aloisia (born September 17, 1816 in Waal / Allgäu; † March 17, 1861 in Eichstätt) was a teacher in the St. Walburg monastery.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/Stum15/Stum15_djvu.txt
- ↑ Eichstätt: nunnery Hildegard Dubnick from Colorado was in St. Walburg for two months. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
- ↑ KROISS, Karolina OSB (1862-1927) - Biographia Benedictina. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schnitzer, Eduarda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schnitzer, Eduarda Benedikta Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Benedictine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waal , Allgäu |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1902 |
| Place of death | Eichstatt |