The needlepoint representation of Mary as the Immaculate Conception was brought to Ferdinand by Mother Alexia Lechner, O.S.B., prioress of St. Walburg Monastery in Covington, Kentucky
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The statue of the Child Jesus was brought to Ferdinand in 1867 by Mother Alexia Lechner, O.S.B., of St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky.
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This wreath belonged to a Ferdinand Benedictine who transferred to Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, in 1961. Profession wreaths were used over many decades of the monastery's history.
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Father Eric Lies, O.S.B., St. Meinrad monk and artist, produced the mission statment in original calligraphy.
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The Monastery Immaculate Conception became an official member of the Congregation of St. Gertrude the Great on October 16, 1939.
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