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Iron square nail from Holy Rosary Church in Manton, KY. Holy Rosary was also founded by Fr. Nerinckx.

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Brass sconce, one of the original sconces from the Abbey of Gethsemani, KY. This was also a gift from Father Louis (Thomas Merton) when the chapel at Gethsemani was being renovated. Father Louis gave several talks and classes to the Loretto Novices.…

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Brass cross with cloisonné-like design of white, blue, green, and maroon. One of the original consecration crosses from the Abbatial Church, Abbey of Gethsemani, KY. This was a gift from Father Louis (Thomas Merton) to Sr. Helen Jean Seidel and the…

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Metal standing crucifix; base decorated with floral pattern, engraved flower images on the sides, and an image in relief of a ram lying on a cross. Metal corpus and "INRI" sign. This crucifix was brought from Europe by Father Nerinckx in 1817 to give…

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Mass bell, brass, was cast in Belgium. It was used by Fr. Nerinckx’s servers at Holy Mary’s on the Rolling Fork River, Calvary, KY.

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ECCE HOMO, 13” x 17”, oil on canvas. Father Nerinckx received this painting from friends in Belgium in 1807 and chose it as the altar piece for St. Charles Church. It was restored by Faye Wrubel, Chicago Art Institute, 1980 and placed in the…

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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…

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Oil painting on canvas, "The Flagellation." This painting is of Jesus after the scourging, wearing a crown of thorns. "N37 / Loretto Abbey" written on back in quill ink.

This is possibly the "picture of Flagellation" that was placed in St.…

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Plaster statue of Jesuit St. Francis de Hieronymo (Francis de Geronimo), painted, dressed in a cassock with a lace surplice and purple ribbon stole, holding a metal rosary crucifix. Attached to circular wood base. The people of the area attributed…

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Map C, “'Holy' Land of Kentucky." The “Holy Land” refers to what is now Marion, Washington, and Nelson Counties. These counties held Catholics from Maryland as early as 1785. The beginnings of the Sisters of Loretto, April 1812; the Sisters of…
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