September 22, 2017

From the Archives

Franciscans steeped in Holy Family history

A memory from St. Mary School in Lanesville

The Franciscans have a long history at Holy Family Church in Oldenburg. The Sisters of Saint Francis, led by Sister Theresa Hackelmeier, arrived in Oldenburg in 1851 to found a convent, school and orphanage. In 1866, Franciscan friars took over as pastors of the parish, an arrangement that continues today. In this photo, Franciscan Brother Leonard Kirejewski shows a clock he constructed to Franciscan fathers Adrian Schneider and Leonard Cornelius, Franciscan Sister Rose Alma Nieman, and Franciscan Father James Fitzpatrick. The photo was originally featured in The Criterion on Nov. 13, 1981.

 

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