Benedict Duss
Mother Benedict Duss , originally: Vera Duss, (born November 21, 1910 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † October 2, 2005 in Bethlehem, Connecticut ) was an American Benedictine nun and founder of the first Benedictine monastery in the United States.
Life
Mother Benedict was born Vera Duss in Pittsburgh in 1910 . As a child, she moved to France with her mother and brother . There she studied medicine and graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris . In 1936 she entered the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Jouarre near Paris .
During the Second World War , she stayed in France, taking care of her fellow sisters and treating the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. Despite the risk of being an American, she also treated enemy soldiers as a doctor.
After the liberation by General George Patton's Third Army in 1944, Mother Benedict was sent to the United States. Along with Sister Mary Aline Trilles de Warren , she founded the first 1,948 priory of Benedictine nuns in the United States in Bethlehem, Connecticut, Regina Laudis . In 1976 the monastery was elevated to an abbey and Mother Benedict was elected abbess . 1998 resigned Mother Benedict and has since Altäbtissin.
The Regina Laudis Abbey currently (2013) consists of around 40 sisters who live contemplatively and sell products from their own agricultural and handicraft production, books, CDs, etc. in the monastery shop.
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| SURNAME | Duss, Benedict |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duss, Vera (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Benedictine nun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 2005 |
| Place of death | Bethlehem , Connecticut |