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Altar, three levels, 38 ½”, 45 ½”, 52” high, tabernacle 21” x 32” x 12” deep, reredos, back of altar, 9’ high, 7’5” wide 42” deep, made for Holy Mary’s, Calvary, KY. Letter of Father Nerinckx, August 18, 1807: “I just came from Holy Mary’s where…

Portable tabernacle altar, wood box with red and black tortoiseshell decorating front doors and Corinthian columns. Painted black, with gold trim, including cornucopia and scrollwork figures. Paper backing. Metal hinges, lock, and key. Interior…

Base of the portable tabernacle of Fr. Nerinckx (#0036a), irregular hexagon shape, dark wood with red and black tortoiseshell inlay, back open and interior hollow.

Corroded brass bell supported by an iron loop. This bell is from Cedar Grove, Louisville, St. Benedict’s Academy. It was brought from Europe by Father Nerinckx.

Small round brass bell, dot decorations on handle. Description found with bell reads: "This little bell came from the Little House of Loreto in Italy. It was given to Sister Erminildis Buckman by Rev. Robert Abell in 1869. Sr. Erminildis gave it to…

Two Mass bells in round brass cover with handle on top. Used by Father Nerinckx at the Consecration of the Mass.

a) Round brass sanctuary bell, two tiers, topped with four-armed cross, on a round wood base. This bell was used by Father Nerinckx. Such bells were used at the Mass during the Consecration and Elevation of the Host and Chalice. This bell was one of…

Metal incense boat, two hinged lids with knobs, decorated with scrollwork and the abbreviations "SMR" and "IHS." Used by Father Nerinckx. An incense burner is a vessel used to hold spices that send up smoke and fragrance when burned. Incense is…

“A Thought a Day from Father Nerinckx”, a spiral bound paperback 6” x 8 ½”, pale green cover. Compiled c. 1933, and read at breakfast in the sisters’ refectories until the 1960s. A sketch of Father Nerinckx is found at the beginning of the book. For…

Leatherbound book, gold cross on cover, gold-edged pages with finger indentations, "The Priest's New Ritual," printed by John Murphy Company, Baltimore and New York, 1902. Pencil inscription on front page, "Sister Mary Athanasius from Father…