Sister Carmelita Monnin ministered in Chile for almost sixty years in the ministries of teaching and pastoral work. Born in Russia, Ohio, Sister Carmelita spent only five years teaching in Dayton, Ohio, before going to Chile in 1958. She remained there until her death in 2015.
Sister Claire Louise Sharpshair ministered in Chile for four years as a teacher at St. Gaspar School. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sister Claire attended Regina High School, entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood in 1950, and spent her first years teaching in Ohio. In 1959, Mother Aquinas Stadtherr requested…
The first Sisters to minister in Chile left the United States on December 28, 1956 from New York Harbor on the Santa Margarita for Santiago. These Sisters were Mary John Brandewie, Grace [Mary Geneva] Rottner, Ignatius Lichtle, and Mary Amalia Monnin; Mother Aquinas Stadtherr (the Congregation’s president at the time)…