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vulnerable to secondary infections. In some cases, P.R.P. can be fatal. After her diagnosis, Sister
Annella was transferred to Worrell Hospital, where skin diseases were treated. She was given a great deal of rest and fed a special diet consisting mainly of fish and vegetables. Every one of her nurses expressed revulsion at the task of changing her bandages and asked to be reassigned. There was little improvement, however. Sister Annella's skin had grown so sensitive that lukewarm water seemed scalding hot. By the beginning of June, a grayish purple coloring began spreading outward from her face. Even hot packs could not stop her teeth from chattering. With the period of examination over, Sister Annella was transferred to St. Raphael's Hospital in
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the convent has since embraced a policy to discourage efforts to promote the canonization of their deceased sisters. According to Sister Karen Rose, O.S.B., while the
Benedictine Sisters are not against canonizations, "Under the Rule of St. Benedict, humility is a very central concept,... The idea of promoting one of our own is really kind of alien to us."
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Hubert and Emma Zervas were reportedly very reluctant to part with their daughter at such a young age. Mayer, however, advised them, "Don't put anything in her way; she is not too young to give herself to God." Hubert Zervas wrote several years later that he and his wife had then "gladly consented to
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exaggerated when it reported that "thousands" were visiting her grave, there were some pilgrims to the convent cemetery, and many of them took a handful of dirt from Sister
Annella's grave for a souvenir. Interest in Sister Annella dwindled during the 1960s, but she still has some fans. At least one
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In the fall of 1924, careful dieting and osteopathic treatments brought about a remission of Zervas's symptoms. Her family was certain that it was only a matter of time before Zervas experienced a complete cure. Zervas, however, was unconvinced. She told her mother, "When this disease leaves me, God
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and becoming a sister. I told her that I thought she had a religious vocation and advised her to carry out her holy design. She seemed to be so convinced of her religious vocation that she expressed no doubts or fears regarding it. After I had spoken some words of encouragement and explained to her,
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Diocese of St. Cloud announced that as of 2017, the cause for the canonization of Sister Annella Zervas had not been opened, nor was its opening anticipated. While the Benedictine sisters complied before the 1960s with requests for relics, pamphlets in multiple languages, and memorial cards,
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In April 1927, Hoffman reported to Busch that five cures had been reported. He also submitted a biographical sketch written by Zervas's parents. While there is no evidence that Bishop Busch took further steps in the case, devotion to Zervas spread through the efforts of her father and a priest from
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Brendan D. King learned of her while volunteering in the
Archive Room of the Stearns County Historical Society and began researching. According to Ikeogu, "Combing through archives within the monastery, King would uncover what he described as a compelling story on suffering and devotion to God. It
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Zervas also said, "What He has in store for me, I do not know, but all He does is well, so there is no need to worry. God has given me the grace to be resigned, and I thank him heartily for this, but also for all else He has given me with my illness.... I often wonder what great harm of body or of
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In April 1924, her parents were summoned to her hospital bedside. Initially, her mother didn't recognize her, and thought she gone to the wrong room. According to the nun Mary De' Pazzi Zervas, "Her hair was nearly all gone and her face looked terrible, blotchy." After their shock wore off, her
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Annella Zervas near the convent cemetery to comfort depressed or grieving College of St. Benedict students, who are in need of "a shoulder to cry on or a little advice" are also very commonly told. According to the local
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Annella Zervas' Cause for Roman Catholic Sainthood. The Diocese has also set up a website about Sister Annella Zervas and is forming a non-profit
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from her grave, put it in water, used the water in a bath, and was relieved of a painful backache. By the 1940s, there was a rumor that the grass on her grave stays green year-round because she was so holy."
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of St. Benedict's. When it became apparent that her condition was terminal, Zervas was taken home to
Moorhead. The abbess was kept apprised of Zervas's condition and the nuns of Moorhead visited regularly.
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Annella's grave during the winter and the ground above it does not freeze.
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will have taken it away and he will not want me to have it anymore. I do not want anything but what God wills."
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Armstrong, Patti Maguire. "Minnesota bishop issues letter about steps needed for Sister Annella Zervasâ cause"
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soul I may have suffered had not God given me this 'blessing in disguise'."
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Renewed interest sparked in possible central Minnesota saint
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was offered for her at Our Lady of Victory Basilica in
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1672:Vincent of LĂ©rins
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1830:Martyrs of Japan
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1710:Canadian Martyrs
1695:Abda and Abdisho
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