Maria Stein in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maria Stein Convent and Relic Chapel

Photographed by Don Rosenbeck, January 31, 2018

1. Maria Stein Convent And Relic Chapel Marker

Inscription. The Sisters of the Precious Blood, founded in Switzerland by Maria Anna Brunner in 1834, began their ministry of prayer and education in Mercer County here at Maria Stein (Our Lady of the Rock). Father Francis de Sales Brunner, a Missionary of the Precious Blood, brought the Sisters to American in 1844, and in 1846 established the foundation at Maria Stein, named after a Benedictine Abbey in Switzerland. The convent was the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Precious Blood until 1923. Relics of the saints were brought to this site from Italy in 1875. The present convent and relic chapel (National Marian Shrine of the Holy Relics), built during 1890-1902, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Erected 2003 by Sisters of the Precious Blood (Dayton) and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-54.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 24.95′ N, 84° 28.526′ W. Marker is in Maria Stein, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is on St Johns Rd.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2291 St Johns Rd, Maria Stein OH 45860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maria Stein Convent Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint John Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); St John the Baptist Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Maria Stein Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Rose Schoolhouse Bell (approx. 2.2 miles away); Saint Rosa Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maria Stein.

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Photographed by Don Rosenbeck, January 31, 2018

2. Maria Stein Convent And Relic Chapel

Maria Stein Convent image. Click for full size.

3. Maria Stein Convent

Woodblock Engraving by Paulinus Trost, 1882

4. Maria Stein Convent And Relic Chapel

Convent Chapel image. Click for full size.

5. Convent Chapel

Relic Chapel image. Click for full size.

6. Relic Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2018, by Allen W. Bernard of Cincinnati, Oh 45202-1736. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 2, 2018, by Allen W. Bernard of Cincinnati, Oh 45202-1736. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.