Bestanddeel 2.40 - "Rings" as Symbols of Profession, Rings

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Photocopy of entry on Rings, Charles G. Haberman, et al., THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, vol. 13, New York, Encyclopedia Press, 1913

Copy of emails between Sr. Marietta Geray to Sr. Krisitine Anne Harpenau, dated January 2, 2009 in re inquiry about profession ring; the email was forwarded from St. Kristine Anne to Sr. Mary Dominic Frederick and Sr. Mary Philip Berger, dated January 4, 2009, asking them to respond to Sr. Marietta Geray

Copy of email from Sr. Glenna Smith, President of Federation of St. Scholastica, dated December 8, 2010, to other Federation presidents, including Sr. Joella Kidwell in re information about the history of the rings; Sr. Joella forwarded the request to Sr. Mary Dominic Frederick on December 9, 2010

Copy of email from Sr. Mary Dominic Frederick, dated January 11, 2011 to Sr. Glenna Smith, responding to her email of December 9, 2010; Sr. Mary Dominic sent a short history on presenting rings for perpetual profession and also speaks of conversation between Sr. Mary Philip Berger of Ferdinand and Mother Franziska, Abbess of St. Walburg in Eichstatt on custom of wearing rings. A response from Sr. Glenna to Sr. Mary Dominic's email was received on January 12, 2011

Typed page, "Our Profession Ring: Symbol of the Paschal Mystery" by Sr. Ephraim Hollermann, OSB, 2012; Sr. Ephraim speaks of her experience at Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg, Austria, and discovering in ancient painting the same ring worn by the Benedictine Sisters at St. Benedict Monastery, St. Joseph, MN (different from ring worn by Ferdinand Benedictines)

Typed letter from Sr. Marietta Geray, Benedictine from Crookston, MN, dated July 23, 2009, to sisters who responded to her request for information on the ring; attachments sketch of the design and pattern of ring at St. Erentrude (Nonnberg Abbey), list of sources, useful data, additional comments

Typed research paper, "Origin of Our Profession Ring" Sr. Marietta Geray, OSB, June 2009

Photocopy of entry in The Dove, July 25, 1911, noting the silver jubilee of 33 sisters who were finally permitted to make perpetual profession in 1886, also makes note of receiving ring with initials IHS (appears to be similar to Eichstatt ring)

St. Ambrose spoke of rings as symbols for consecrated virgins as a custom in ancient tradition. Research Origin of Our Profession Ring by Anne Marie Geray, Eileen Beutel, Victorine Fenton, Marietta Geray. This article gives a history of the ring used as an ecclesiastical and religious symbol of profession. emails between Benedictines from all 3 Federations in the US regarding history of the style of ring worn in their monasteries, as well as information on Nonnburg Abbey and St. Walburga Abbey, Eichstatt.