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Matilda Handl, O.S.B. FAITH-FILLED FOREMOTHERS Missionary Matilda Handl, O.S.B. FAITH-FILLED FOREMOTHERS Missionary Benedictine Pioneer Sisters MBTS 8 Missionary Benedictines Texts and Studies Matilda Handl, O.S.B. Faith-Filled Foremothers Missionary Benedictine Pioneer Sisters Cover photo: Missionary Benedictine Sisters in the Philippines in the 1920‘s First impression 2012 ISBN 978-3-8306-7569-3 Copyright © EOS – Editions of Sankt Ottilien All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Editions of Sankt Ottilien. A catalogue record for this book is available from the German Library http://dnb.ddb.de EOS – Editions of Sankt Ottilien www.eos-verlag.de | [email protected] Printed in Germany FOREWORD “We Are in Need of Roots” was a recent headline in the Osser- vatore Romano. The topic was unity in the great diversity of modern Italy. “We are in need of roots” seems equally true for our Congregation, which since 1885 has unfolded into diverse lands, cultures and languages. We do have roots! What we need is a deeper awareness of them to draw life-giving sap from our past. The present book seeks to foster a lively sense of our roots, bridging yes- terday, today and tomorrow. We hope these lives of our sis- ters through 125 years of history, who so strongly shaped the growth of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, will inspire us to emulate them. The more common way of presenting history is to tell of achievements, expansion, foundations, and important events, also difficult situations, failures, and closures. This book is different. It tells our story through the lives of Missionary Benedictine Sisters—human and fallible, strong and weak, “called and seized by the love of Christ,” as our 11th General Chapter put it. These Sisters followed St. Benedict’s motto, “Prefer nothing to Christ,” and fulfilled Christ’s command, “Go to all people and make them my disciples” (Mt 28:19). Recently I participated in the centennial celebration of our Academia Santa Gertrudes in Olinda, northeastern Brazil. The experience confirmed my conviction that the present book is important. Overwhelming was the joy, the emotions, the grat- itude of the former students as they remembered their Sister teachers and directresses. Straight from their hearts and by heart they named, proclaimed and applauded their educators with affection and enthusiasm. The Sisters in former times were called “madre,” mother, and rightly so, for they nurtured life. 6 Foreword It was no easy task to choose 125 sisters from among the 1396 deceased members—the roots, trunk and branches of our Congregation. The prioresses gathered in Tanzania at Ndan- da’s centennial in 2008 suggested the writing of this book for the jubilee year 2010. Now it is ready, in another year vi- tal for our history, the year of our 12th General Chapter. Our priories and regions proposed names of sisters to be included in this volume. The research into these pioneer lives, trans- lating, compiling and completing was done in Rome by Sr. Matilda Handl. My gratitude goes to her and to all who sent contributions. Above all, I am filled with gratitude for the 125 sisters and the hundreds of others who received their Missionary Bene- dictine Vocation into good and docile hearts and who by lov- ing perseverance in evangelization made our “congregation tree” to grow and bear fruit from roots of faithfulness. Getting to know our foremothers better, may we be in- spired by their example. May the lives told here touch es- pecially the hearts of our young members and other young people to give their lives to Jesus and his mission. May our hearts overflow in gratitude to the Lord from whose fullness we all have received grace upon grace. Rome, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 15, 2012 Sr. Angela Strobel, OSB Prioress General CONTENTS FOREWORD................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ................................ 13 CHAPTER 1 Our Heroic Founding Years, 1885-1895............... 15 Sr. Catharina Scheyns ....................... 16 Lioba Ellwanger ............................ 23 Martha Wansing ............................ 24 Benedicta Sivering . 26 Agnes Zierden ............................. 28 Johanna Lämmermühle . 30 Pankratia Aldenhövel ........................ 30 Afra Gillot ................................ 31 Aloysia Huesmann .......................... 33 Marcella Epping ............................ 35 Thekla Münninghoff......................... 38 Bernardine Hefele........................... 40 Elisabeth Mösl . 49 Angela Bödecker............................ 51 Anna Schemmer ............................ 53 Juliana Peetz .............................. 57 CHAPTER 2 The Pioneers’ Courage, 1895-1920 .................. 61 M. Birgitta Korff . 61 Pia Kretz.................................. 67 Xaveria König . 67 8 Contents Eusebia Korff . 69 Felicitas Hiltner . 70 Cordula Ebert .............................. 70 Walburga Diepolder ......................... 71 Beatrix Biefel . 73 Hiltrudis Herz .............................. 76 Alphonsa Kellenberger ....................... 78 Ferdinanda Hölzer . 79 Petronilla Keller ............................ 81 Alexia Rüdenauer........................... 82 Placida Haraza . 84 Baptista Battig ............................. 84 Brigida d’Oliveira ........................... 86 Viola Neumann . 88 Willibalda Schrader . 91 Germana Pieper . 93 CHAPTER 3 Consolidating and Expanding, 1920-1927 ............. 98 M. Melania Vollmer......................... 98 Ingridis Meiller ............................. 100 Eloquia Prutscher ........................... 102 Radegundis Behr............................ 104 Ermentrudis Hellmann . 107 Luisa Gonzaga de Almeida .................... 109 Margarida de Oliveira........................ 111 Epiphania Steiger ........................... 112 Ermenilde Morrisey . 115 Diemud Gerber ............................. 120 Hedwig Espinas . 124 Contents 9 CHAPTER 4 Growing, 1927-1933 ............................ 129 M. Clodesindis Lüken ....................... 129 Sabina Schütte ............................. 135 Thekla Stinnesbeck.......................... 138 Ildephonsa Behr . 142 Frances Leick .............................. 144 Fridemunda Schön .......................... 146 Irmengard Bachem .......................... 147 Mildreda Feldhütter . 150 Lieou Sy .................................. 155 CHAPTER 5 Years of Hardship and War, 1933-1947 ............... 159 M. Mathilde Hirsch . 159 Fridberta Hänle............................. 163 Chrysostoma Schmidt........................ 165 Josepha Kim ............................... 169 Deodata Hofmann........................... 170 Juliana Che................................ 172 Tarcisia de Souza Noguera . 178 Maura Alcala .............................. 181 Scholastica Hasebrink........................ 181 Gabriela Reiter ............................. 184 Hildegardis Lutz ............................ 187 Berlindis Bittl .............................. 188 Gerarda Rybark . 191 Herluka Rohrmoser.......................... 194 Reginalda Weis............................. 196 Reinharda Schwer........................... 198 Reinolda May .............................. 200 10 Contents CHAPTER 6 International Congregation, 1947-1957 .............. 207 M. Sigillinde Weber......................... 207 Christiana König............................ 210 Ehrengardis Wehrmeister . 212 Sigillinde Camara Piquet . 215 Edmunda Montenegro . 219 Godfrieda Baumeister ........................ 223 Viventia Kaiser ............................. 225 Lucia Park................................. 226 Agneta Chang.............................. 228 Eva Schütz ................................ 231 Fructuosa Gerstmayer........................ 231 CHAPTER 7 Renewal, 1957-1967 ............................ 237 M. Maria Lucas Rauch....................... 237 Bernadette Harrison . 240 Estanisla Guerra ............................ 244 Lia Schwarzmüller . 246 Liobalda Fetsch............................. 249 Dominica Bonnenberg . 252 Diomedes Meffert ........................... 258 Maura Yun ................................ 260 Maria Elisabeth Carvalho Ferreira............... 262 CHAPTER 8 Coping with Change, 1967-1982 ................... 265 M. Gertrud Link............................ 265 M. Maria Froning . 269 Leopoldine Mühlbauer . 271 Contents 11 Amantia Geissler . 275 Judith Bassini.............................. 279 Caridad Barrion . 281 Liguori del Rosario .......................... 283 Columba Park .............................. 286 Immaculata Martel .......................... 289 Juventia Groh.............................. 292 Scholastica Carillo . 294 Gerhilde Linkholt . 296 Aluise Wittner . 300 CHAPTER 9 Recent Past to Present, 1982- ..................... 305 M. Edeltrud Weist .......................... 306 Caritas Hopfenzitz . 312 Magdalena Muro . 318 Wilgard Lumpp............................. 320 Irmtrud Wagner ............................ 323 Mansueta Mayer............................ 325 Salesia Röösli .............................. 328 Johanna Lee ............................... 331 Gemma Kaltschewa . 333 Irmengard Schoenen......................... 335 Bernita Walter . 337 Idalina da Silva Moreira ...................... 339 Silvia Beatrix Schaffner . 341 Mechtild Kuhl.............................. 342 Postscript.................................... 349 Sources ..................................... 350 Index......................................
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