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Mother Mary Bernard Catherine Theresa DONNELLY, I.B.V.M.

Female 1872 - 1948  (75 years)


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  • Name Catherine Theresa DONNELLY 
    Title Mother Mary Bernard 
    Suffix I.B.V.M. 
    Birth 9 May 1872  Mara Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Jan 1948  Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Mt. Hope Cemetery, Toronto Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I083  Donnelly Tree
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

    Father Richard Michael DONNELLY,   b. 4 Jun 1840, Toronto, Upper Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1928, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Sarah R. CAMPBELL,   b. 1844   d. Sep 1896 (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1865 
    Notes 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catherine became a nun, Sister M. Bernard and lived in many locations where she was also a teacher. Her career postings took her to Lindsay, Orillia, Hamilton and Niagara Falls.

      She became Mother Bernard of Loretto Convent in Niagara Falls, Ontario (Source: Sister Mary Oloysius Kerr, The Dictionary of Biography of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in North America, Mission Press, Toronto)

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Obituary.
      DONNELLY, Catherine:
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      Sister M. Bernard was born in Brechin, Ontario on May 9, 1872. Her parents were Richard Donnelly, Toronto and Sarah Campbell. She had one brother, Ignatius and one sister, Mrs. C. Thompson. She died at Loretto College school on January 15, 1948 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Sister Bernard was educated at Orillia Separate School and Loretto Academy, Lindsay. She entered Loretto Abbey Novitiate, Toronto on January 6, 1892, was received August 24, 1892 and professed on August 25, 1894.

      She taught botany, art, French and English at Loretto Academy, Hamilton and Niagara Falls, at Woodlawn and Englewood and at Loretto Abbey. While teaching she obtained a Master of Arts degree in English from Loyola University, Chicago. She was always generous with her versatile talents and ready to help in dramatic work, music and art. For the last twelve years of her life, she edited the Loretto Rainbow. Only two weeks before her death she resigned from the magazine. "Sister Bernard's genius for friendship was. evident in the number of students who enjoyed the privilege of her guidance; her understanding of human nature and her high ideals made her a mentor of unsurpassed quality."

      Donnelly, Bernard
      Loretto Rainbow, Toronto, July 1948
      ==============================
      On January 18, at Loretto School, 387 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Mother M. Bernard Donnelly died in the 57th year of her religious life. Although for many months she had suffered from failing health, she nevertheless made a valiant struggle to remain active and it was not until two weeks before the end that she consented to relinquish her work as editor of The Rainbow.

      In the death of Mother Bernard the Community of Loretto loses a valued and much loved member, and many an alumnae loses a revered and cherished friend. Born in Orillia, she attended the Separate School in that city, and received her high school education at Loretto Convent, Lindsay. Shortly afterwards she entered the novitiate at Loretto Abbey. She taught in various schools in Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls and Chicago, always continuing to study and diligently striving to become more efficient. She obtained her Master's degree from Loyola University, Chicago. Besides her work in the classroom, she was always generous with her versatile talents, and ready to help out in dramatic work, music and art. For the last 12 years she was editor of The Rainbow.

      On January 21 Requiem Mass was sung in the Convent Chapel by Rev. H.L. Cormier, S.J. Present in the sanctuary were Msgr. J.A. McDonagh, Rev. F. McNab, C.S.P., Rev. J.F. Lynch, S.J., Rev. D. Hourigan, S.J., and Rev. G. Cochran.
      Mother Bernard is survived by a brother, Dr. I. Donnelly, and a sister, Mrs. Chas. Thompson, both of Seranton, Pa. - R.I.P.



    2. [S6] Find a Grave.
      Name: Sr Mary Bernard Catherine Donnelly
      Birth Date: 9 May 1872
      Birth Place: Brechin, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
      Death Date: 18 Jan 1948
      Death Place: Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
      Cemetery: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place: Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
      Has Bio?: Y
      Father:
      Richard Michael Donnelly
      Mother:
      Sarah K Donnelly
      URL:
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26651993/mary_bernard-catherine-donnelly


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