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Two obituary cards of Reverend Charles Nerinckx, one of which (b) was framed and hung in Father Nerinckx’s cabin. Both cards quote one of Father Nerinckx’s favorite sayings: “Do not forsake Providence and Providence will never forsake you.”

Father Nerinckx's oak chair, armed, woven raffia seat. Back 39" high, seat 16" x 19", 13" from the floor. Chair legs were cut to balance the chair. Apparently it was a practice to cut the worn portion of legs from chairs to extend their usefulness.…

Father Charles Nerinckx’s chalice, hallmark 1816. “Father Nerinckx’s hand-wrought chalice links Belgian peasant women and Loretto sisters in the thin chains of Love,” Laurelette 1962. Correspondence indicates it was used at Calvary, KY; St. Joseph's…

Gold chalice belonging to Fr. Charles Nerinckx. It has a design of angels and grapevines around it. Engraved on bottom edge: “Rev. Charles Nerinckx 1816”. The chalice is handmade with hallmarks on the base. 

The chalice case has a black…

Handmade gold ciborium, Father Nerinckx's, from 1816. Decorated on cup with applied grape and leaf motifs and cartouches of a lamb, grapes, and a wheat sheaf. Two sets of hallmarks on rim. Leaf decoration on base. Cross on top of lid. "Rev Charles…

Father Nerinckx’ gold ciborium (container for consecrated hosts); four decorative fluted rings on the stem; cover and cross on top. Base is engraved "Rev. Charles Nerinckx 1820."

Metal container or "oil stock." This was used to store the sacred oils by Father Nerinckx. Sacred oils are used in the Roman Catholic Church to anoint the newly baptized person, or one newly confirmed. Sacred oils are also used to anoint the sick and…

Wood inlay crucifix, with ivory corpus and "INRI" sign; glass-fronted reliquary above corpus, with relic labeled in Latin as from the cross of Christ. The crucifix was brought by Father Nerinckx from Europe. He wrote: “The beautiful crucifix from the…

Silver-colored metal corpus on wood crucifix with three-part rounded ends; tall rectangular base. The corpus was Father Nerinckx’s.

Inscription on bottom of base: "This corpus, presented to Loretto in 1923 by Miss Lizzie A Hagan, 1410 Lincoln…

Wood crucifix on black base, mother-of-pearl and wood inlays in shape of medallions, "INRI" sign, and other designs. "Fr. Nerinckx" written at top of base. "This went to open the Wellsville, Ohio house in 1900 / brought home 1915" written on…