Creve Coeur in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tender Courage (2014)

By Jane DeDecker

Tender Courage Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Thomas Smith, January 21, 2024

1. Tender Courage Marker

Inscription. Mercy's founder, Catherine McAuley is shown gently shepherding a group of children. She tends their needs while overseeing the mission she began in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827. Together, the four figures form a symbolic circle representing Catherine's unbroken legacy as generations pass on the beliefs and traditions of the Sisters of Mercy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1841.

Location. 38° 38.734′ N, 90° 26.8′ W. Marker is in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Marker is on 615 S. New Ballas Road near Cardinal Ritter Road, on the left when traveling north. The sculpture is on the grounds of Mercy Hospital. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 615 S New Ballas Road, Saint Louis MO 63141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Clester Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hackmann Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake School (approx. 1½ miles away); Stan Musial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tappmeyer Homestead (approx. 2.1 miles away); Des Peres Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Burying Ground (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creve Coeur.

Also see . . . Catherine McAuley (Wikipedia).

Overview: Catherine McAuley, RSM (29 September 1778 – 11 November 1841) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831. The women's congregation has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters taught Catholics (and at times Protestants) at a time when education was mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.

(Submitted on January 25, 2024.)

Photographed By Thomas Smith, January 21, 2024

2. Tender Courage Marker

Mother Catherine McAuley, Founder of the Sisters of Mercy image. Click for full size.

courtesy of Saint Xavier University, 1831

3. Mother Catherine McAuley, Founder of the Sisters of Mercy

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2024, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on January 25, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.