De Pere in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bernard Henry Pennings
Canon Regular of Premontre
Photographed By William J. Toman, March 28, 2015
1. Bernard Henry Pennings Marker
surrounded by his spiritual sons
lies all that is mortal of
Bernard Henry Pennings
Canon Regular of Premontre
founder of St. Norbert Abbey
Born June 9, 1861 Gemert, Holland
Ordained June 19, 1886 Berne Abbey
Heeswijk, Holland
Blessed first abbot of St. Norbert Abbey
De Pere, Wisconsin, May 27, 1925
Died St. Vincent's Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin
March 17, 1955
This ledger originally marking the grave of Abbot Bernard Henry Pennings in Mount Calvary Cemetery, West De Pere, Wisconsin, was removed and erected here in the Summer of 1959. At the same time the remains of Abbot Pennings and other deceased members of St. Norbert Abbey buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery and elsewhere were exhumed and re-interred here. The body of Abbot Pennings was placed in the crypt of St. Joseph within the Abbey walls.
By this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John XIII - - 35
Erected 1959 by St. Norbert Abbey.
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Location. 44° 27.497′ N, 88° 2.792′ W. Marker is in De Pere, Wisconsin, in Brown County. Marker can be reached from North Broadway Street (State Highway 57), on the left when traveling south. The marker is on the grounds of St. Norbert Abbey. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1016 North Broadway Street, De Pere WI 54115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Vince Lombardi's Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); White Pillars (approx. 0.8 miles away); Union Hotel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brown County Court House 1838 to 1854 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marquette–Jolliet (approx. one mile away); Rapides des Peres (approx. one mile away); Wisconsin's Maritime Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Catholic Bark Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in De Pere.
Photographed By William J. Toman, March 28, 2015
2. Detail of carving on marker
Diligamus invicem is Latin for "love one another," which comes from the Bible verse on the bottom of the stone.
Photographed By William J. Toman, March 28, 2015
3. Bernard Henry Pennings Marker
Photographed By William J. Toman, March 28, 2015
4. Bernard Henry Pennings Marker
St. Norbert Abbey is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2016, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2016, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
