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Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery

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The first grave in the new cemetery was filled on April 10, 1861, with the burial of Sister Seraphine Jennings. Later, the graves from the earlier cemetery were exhumed and the bodies were moved to the new cemetery, including that of Saint Mother Theodore. A portion of Saint Mother Theodore's
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on the motherhouse grounds in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The earliest deaths in the community were buried here, including Saint Mother Theodore. It soon became clear that more land would be necessary to accommodate the growing congregation.
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Several tombstones in the cemetery are government-issue military headstones, honoring several Sisters of Providence who served in military hospitals during the
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remains still rest in the cemetery, along with several thousand Sisters of Providence and several priests who have served the community.
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Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service
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History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Vol. II
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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Coordinates
39°30′34″N 87°27′24″W / 39.5095°N 87.4566°W / 39.5095; -87.4566
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
www.sistersofprovidence.org
Find a Grave
Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Roman Catholic
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
sisters
Saint Anne Shell Chapel
Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly
Civil War
Requiem Mass


Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service
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Categories
Cemeteries in Indiana
Roman Catholic cemeteries in Indiana
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Protected areas of Vigo County, Indiana
1861 establishments in Indiana

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