Saturday, May 8, 2021

The Ursulines: York; Paola; St Ignace; Malone; Cincinnati; Kenmore; Caldwell

York, NE, still has the school, and the same church, but the buildings shown in Dehey are no longer standing:

https://stjosephyork.com/school-about/our-history 


Paola, KS,' motherhouse was sold after the Sisters there merged with the Maple Mount Ursulines. This article is from 2018: 

https://www.republic-online.com/news/local_news/big-plans/article_6a999e50-6536-5e6b-83fa-fd20cb04449a.html

However, the transitional housing for those ageing out of the foster system didn't come to pass. 

This article discusses the sale from a year ago:

https://www.republic-online.com/news/local_news/sale-of-ursuline-sisters-property-officially-closes/article_2fef036a-64ab-11e9-bbcc-8be5817a10a3.html


St Ignace, MI, no longer has an Ursuline school. Here's the history of the parish and school. Scroll way down to see the complex: 

http://www.stigchurch.org/early-history.htm

The former academy was converted into condos. Here's a few real estate listings:

Apartment 3: 

https://www.trulia.com/p/mi/saint-ignace/380-church-st-3-saint-ignace-mi-49781--2052760369

Apartment 9:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/380-Church-St-APT-9-Saint-Ignace-MI-49781/2095555014_zpid/

Apartment 10:

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/380-Church-St-Apt-10_Saint-Ignace_MI_49781_M39683-47327


Malone, NY, no longer has an Ursuline presence. This article explains:

http://northcountrycatholic.org/Articles/2016/7_6Ursulines.html


Cincinnati, OH: 

https://cincinnatiursuline.org/our-history/


Kenmore, ND:

https://ursulinesmsj.org/st-agnes-school-kenmare-n-d/


Last, but not least, Caldwell, OH. A parishioner was kind enough to send me the history of the convent. The Sisters eventually moved their motherhouse to Alton, IL. (The building was mentioned as being For Sale in a previous post). St Ursula Academy stood where the Caldwell parish church currently stands. 

A recollection from Mrs JR:

The Nuns continued to teach at Fulda, St. Mary after the Motherhouse was transferred to Old Washington. They stayed in the convent home at Fulda, Ohio, while teaching school and religious classes on the weekend for those students who attended public school.

The High School at Fulda was closed in1962, but the Ursuline Sisters continued teaching until 1969 when the grade school was closed, and on weekends to all the parish students. They also had two weeks of instructions for students who attended public school.

I had Sister Scholastica, Sister Bernarda, and Sister Aloysius during my 12 school years at St. Mary’s Fulda.

My Mother, who went to the Fulda school also, had these teachers, plus others. I attended public school.

The Sisters kept up to date with all that the students were doing. They even knew what songs and bands we listened to. I don’t know if they liked the music but they knew about it. I enjoyed my lessons from them and will always remember them. They are deceased now.



Ursuline Vocation Links:

Roman Union: https://ursulines-roman-union.org/en/

Ursuline Education:

https://ursuline-education.com/

The Ursulines of Tildonk were not mentioned in Dehey, but they are needing funds to care for their elderly sisters:

https://www.tildonkursuline.org/

Here ends the Ursuline Posts.  Please stay tuned for the Discalced Carmelites. 




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