Kath Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hello! My great aunt was a member of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites at the Monastery of St Teresa and St John in Wheeling, West Virginia in the 1920s-30s. I am looking for any history about that specific monastery so I can better appreciate her work and her life. I know that monastery no longer exists, but this group seems so rich with information I thought someone here might know of reference material I might review. My warmest thanks. Kath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunsuch Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 You might contact the Elysburg, Pennsylvania, Carmel, as Wheeling merged with them in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunsuch Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 There is an article in West Virginia History about this monastery: Barbara Howe, "Pioneers on a Mission for God: The Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wheeling, 1848-1860." West Virginia History, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 2010): 59-92. If you don't have access to a university library, a public library can get this for you on interlibrary loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thank you. I am looking for information on a later period -- the Carmelite Monastery of St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross, which was created in Wheeling in the early 1900s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunsuch Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Right, but the Elysburg monastery might be able to help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kath Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Yes, I have also contacted them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateri89 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) https://weelunk.com/a-spiritual-legacy-women-religious-in-wheeling/ The Carmelite order is talked about near the end of the article. It’s not much but it does have a pictures of the convent (it’s gorgeous) and nuns (in the 70s I believe) and a little bit of info on what happened to them. Edited April 2, 2020 by Kateri89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr, Rosemarie Smead Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/30/2020 at 11:57 AM, Kath said: Thank you. I am looking for information on a later period -- the Carmelite Monastery of St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross, which was created in Wheeling in the early 1900s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazjulian Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 If you send me your email address, I can provide some information to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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