Saint Theodora Guerin

Saint Theodora Guerin (HMEDE)

Location: West Terre Haute, IN 47885 Vigo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 30.526', W 87° 27.65'

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— Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College —

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Born Anne-Th?re Gu?rin in 1798 in France. In 1823, she entered the Catholic congregation Sisters of Providence of Ruill?; received the name Sister St. Theodore. Noted for her teaching, she led a mission from France to establish schools and orphanages in the Indiana wilderness; arrived here fall 1840 and established the Sisters of Providence in U.S.

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Gu?rin opened a female academy in July 1841, the predecessor of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Initially, she and the sisters endured anti-Catholic sentiments and harsh frontier conditions. At her death in 1856, she had directed the opening of 11 schools in 9 Indiana towns. Pope Benedict XVI canonized her in 2006, naming her Saint Theodora Gu?rin.
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HM NumberHMEDE
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number84.2009.1
Year Placed2009
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 3:44am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 460382 N 4373338
Decimal Degrees39.50876667, -87.46083333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 30.526', W 87° 27.65'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 30' 31.56" N, 87° 27' 39.00" W
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Area Code(s)812, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6292 Grotto Ln, West Terre Haute IN 47885, US
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