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St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager. [1]
In 1873, Mother Antonia asked the remaining sisters in Milwaukee to relocate to La Crosse, although 37 choose to continue their work in seminary ministry and split off to form the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. Mother Antonia's community in La Crosse thus became known as the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. [2] [4] [5]
La Crosse (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) [6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. [7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [2]
Alexander McMillan (October 23, 1825 – October 25, 1901) was a Canadian American immigrant, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 13th mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and represented La Crosse County in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
November 21, 1938) [2] was an American teenager who mysteriously disappeared on October 24, 1953, from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. [3] Her disappearance sparked a search involving 2,000 people. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the first year following her disappearance, investigators questioned more than 3,500 people.
A pair of one-story Prairie Style bungalows, nearly mirror images, designed by Percy Bentley of La Crosse and built in 1913 [50] for friends Chase and Wohlhuter. Chase was a dentist and Wohlhuter managed the La Crosse Theater. [51] 19: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger Depot: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger ...
The house was originally built for New York native Andrew W. Shephard. [1] Norwegian immigrant Mons Anderson purchased it in 1861. Anderson would add onto the house in 1878. Following his death, it was sold to the YWCA in 19
La Crosse County (/ l ə ˈ k r ɒ s / ⓘ lə-KROSS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.At the 2020 census, the county's population was 120,784. [1] Its county seat is the city of La Crosse. [2]