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Mundelein Seminary - A Gift to t he Unive rsa l Churc h God's promise to His people is at the heart of the mission of Mundelein Seminary. Since 1921, the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago and many other dioceses have looked to this seminary to prepare men who will serve the Church in their communities. The faith of these people has been richly blessed by the thousands of men who have been formed at Mundelein Seminary. The vision of George Cardinal Mundelein was a grand one: to create a seminary system that would serve one of the nation's largest Catholic populations. While many expressed doubts about this commitment, Cardinal Mundelein was undeterred, building the magnificent campus in Lake County and renewing the charter of the original University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Chicago (originally chartered in 1844). Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, later called Mundelein Seminary, was the culmination of his vision, serving not only the Archdiocese of Chicago, but many additional U.S. and international dioceses, educating thousands of priests for service to the worldwide church. In sharing his vision with potential contributors to the new seminary, Cardinal Mundelein looked to the future, saying, "Since we have a great diocese and must provide for the future, we must erect a great institution. It will take years to complete it ... but if we do it, we ought to do it well." Architect Joseph
W. McCarthy, trained in the office of Daniel Burnham, was commissioned to design the campus. He began by visiting other seminary and college campuses to draw on the best ideas already in practice. Cardinal Mundelein instructed him to utilize Colonial Revival architecture to instill unity in the seminarians, who came from many ethnic backgrounds. With a campus of more than 1,000 acres, McCarthy selected the west end of the lake for the seminary. The fundraising challenges for such an enormous undertaking were quickly met when the priests of the Archdiocese contributed sufficient funds to build the Philosophy Residence and local businessman Edward Hines donated $500,000 to be used at the Cardinal's discretion. Other gifts soon followed, and these donors' names are inscribed on several buildings on the campus. Mundelein Seminary has changed and adapted to continue preparing men to meet the evolving needs of the People of God. The role of priests in the Church and in society, while remaining constant in many aspects, requires those preparing for priestly life to acquire new knowledge and greater understanding of the ways a diverse community worships God in the Church. Today, University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary is the home of seven different schools and institutes, all of which serve the ministry
University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary Interesting facts: • M undelein, originally called Area, Illinois, was built on land purchased from the Sheldon School of Scientific Salesmanship with the letters A-R-E-A standing for ability, responsibility, endurance and action. • T he buildings on campus use a modernized combination of Renaissance Rome and American Colonial Revival. They also shows the influence of an 18th century English garden design in picturesque placement of bridges and shaping of the lake. • T he seminary was built to be a self-sufficient community, largely supplying its own water from wells, power and heat from engines, sewage treatment and growing much of its own food on campus farms. • T here are five bridges named after saints of the church throughout the seminary: - Bridge 1: St. Augustine - the high bridge from Route 176 - Bridge 2: St. Aquinas - on the low road by the boathouse - Bridge 3: St. George - leads to the Cardinal’s Villa - Bridge 4: St. Borromeo - by the golf course - Bridge 5: St. Peter - northwest by the dam
formation needs of the Catholic Church with Mundelein Seminary at the heart. The Graduate School offers advanced ministerial training for all in ministry. The Pontifical Faculty of Theology is a research institution offering advanced studies in Catholic theology with degrees up to doctorate. Its particular emphases are doctrine of God, Christology, theological anthropology and theological method. Five institutes extend the University mission. The Liturgical Institute administers degree programs in the fields of liturgy and sacramental theology. The Institute for Lay Formation administers graduate courses for laity and offers certificate programs for lay ecclesial ministers and lay leaders. The Institute for Diaconal Studies offers
certificate programs for men preparing for ordination as permanent deacons. And the Institute for Ongoing Formation administers continuing education for priests, trains Catholic school teachers in catechesis and offers certificate programs for catechetical leaders. It also is the home of an innovative certificate program with the Kellogg School of Management in Advanced Pastoral Leadership. The Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral mirrors the programs of lay leadership, diaconal studies and ongoing formation for the Hispanic community.
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Visitor Information We welcome you to visit the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/ Mundelein Seminary. While these are private grounds, the campus is open to visitors during certain hours, generally 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. In order to keep a sense of sacredness on the grounds and an atmosphere conducive to prayer, study, retreats, peacefulness and safety for our students and guests, we have rules which must be observed. These are generally listed on signage around the campus. Above all, visitors must follow the directions of security officers or University administrators when they are present on the campus. Some activities, which are open to our students, faculty, and Conference Center guests, are also occasionally granted by individual permits to our visitors when they are requested in advance. More information on these activities can be obtained by contacting the Office for Administration at 847-970-4860. ĂŽ
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12 - Faculty Building (1000) 13 - Cardinal Mundelein Auditorium (901) 14 - Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto 15 - Boathouse 16 - Greenhouse (701) 17 - Laundry (600) 18 - Powerplant (300) 19 - Warehouse (500) 20 - Faculty Parking 21 - Column of the Immaculate Conception (DIME Statue)
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Column of the Immaculate Conception The Blessed Virgin Mary stands atop a monumental stone column marking the heart of the campus. This statue is colloquially referred to as the “DIME” statue, an acronym arising from the initials of four Old Testament prophets (David, Isaiah, Moses and Ezekiel) located at the base of the shaft. • Replica of the column in Rome in the Piazza di Spagna erected by Pope Pius IX after the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854. • The column is 67 feet high. • The shaft is a 25 ½ foot piece of solid marble. • The bronze statue of Our Lady is 12 feet tall. • At her feet are four small figures representing the four evangelists. The lion (St. Mark), the eagle (St. John), the ox (St. Luke) and the human (St. Matthew).
Original column in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome.
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Seminary Classrooms • Built: 1922 • Building inscription: Corpus Christi Parish Memorial Hall, in honor of the generous parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish in Chicago, under the direction of the pastor, Reverend Francis M. O’Brien. • Statues: - Right: St. Alphonsus Ligouri (16961787); Doctor of the Church. - Left: St. John Vianney (1786-1859); Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests.
Interesting facts: • This is the main classroom building for seminarians. • In the early days of the seminary, the first seminarians were trained for seven years. Three years were spent studying Philosophy on the south side of campus and the next four years were spent studying theology on the north side. The final year was spent living in the Deacon Wing of the Faculty Building.
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• Built: 1924 • Donated by: Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago • Building inscription: - Left wing: Aedes Theologiae Sacras - Middle wing: Clervs Popvlvsqve Chicagienses - Right wing: Largiti Mvnera Statvervnt -M eaning: The clergy and people of Chicago set up these sacred halls of theology through donated gifts. • Statue: - In the grassy courtyard between the Theology Residence and the Theology Classrooms stands a marble statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. MA THE P
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Interesting facts: • 1 86 single, fully furnished rooms measuring 17 x 14 feet. • Each room has its own toilet and shower, which was considered a luxury in the 1920s. • Life in the seminary system was strictly disciplined. The rules were modeled after the Roman seminaries as well as West Point and Annapolis military academies. It was not until the late 1960s that the rules were relaxed.
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Faculty Building • Built: 1930 • Building inscription: - Left wing: Sedebit Dominvs Rex In Aeternvm - Right wing: Dominvs Benedicet Popvlo Svo In Pace - Meaning: The Lord is enthroned as King forever. The Lord blesses His people with peace. - Psalm 29
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• F ormerly the Sacred Orders Building, this was the residence of the faculty and priests of the seminary as well as the postgraduate theology students. • Originally the Jesuit faculty lived in the east wing, while the rest of the faculty and religious staff lived in the middle wing. Deacons lived in the west wing.
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Cemetery (Located behind the Faculty Building) The most striking monument in the cemetery is a bronze statue of Gabriel, the Angel of the Resurrection, over the grave of Albert Cardinal Meyer (Archbishop of Chicago, 1958-1965). The cemetery holds seventeen graves of former faculty and some seminarians who passed away during their studies here. It is surrounded by wooden Stations of the Cross. Interesting facts: • T hree stone memorial tablets form a special memorial. The first tablet contains an up-to-date listing of the Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago that includes Francis Cardinal George, OMI, PhD, STD. The other two tablets list the Bishop alumni of Mundelein Seminary.
• The first person to be buried here was a seminarian named Terrence Cahill (1923-1943) who passed away from polio.
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Cardinal Mundelein Auditorium Cardinal Mundelein Auditorium • Built: 1934 • Donated by: Most Reverend William D. O’Brien, D.D., titular Bishop of Calende and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, who funded the building by donating the full purse of a gift from fellow priests celebrating the consecration of his episcopacy. • B uilding inscriptions: Famous artists, musicians, architects and poets. • Statues: - Right: St. John Chrysostom (347-407); Bishop of Constantinople. Chrysostom means “golden mouth,” so named because of his eloquence in preaching. - Left: St. Cecilia, the patroness of musicians. - Circle on Principal Avenue: Column of St. Paul the Apostle (d. 64 AD).
Interesting facts: • U sed for convocation, lectures, concerts, movies, dramatic productions and for general student gatherings. • Commemorates the Silver Jubilee of episcopacy of His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein. The auditorium is known as the Cardinal Mundelein Memorial Building. • Displayed in the lobby is a large bust of Cardinal Mundelein. • An 800-seat auditorium with a large redcurtained stage and an orchestra pit.
6 Howell-Wurlitzer Organ After popular theatre organist Al Carney passed away in 1931, Cardinal Mundelein, a friend of Carney, had the four manual ebony console organ originally from the Chicago Theatre installed in his new auditorium. During the 1960s the instrument was refurbished and enlarged from 14 to 24 ranks. It was showcased for the 1965 convention of the American Theatre Organ Society, and since then has been regarded as one of the nation’s top theatre organs. Further work on the organ was done by volunteer members of Chicago Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts (CATOE). The donation of the WGN Studio Wurlitzer-Kimball organ enables the rebuilding project to continue.
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Grotto Passing through the Stations of the Cross you will find the grotto built to symbolize the Miracle at Lourdes. The first outdoor benediction was on May 31, 1962. Statues: • Blessed Virgin Mary • Saint Bernadette Soubirious, 14-year-old peasant girl who saw 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin.
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The Stations of the Cross are adjacent to the Grotto.
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Saint Mary of the Lake Garden (Mall) • Refurbished: 2012
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Burnham Plan of Chicago/lakefront shoreline
• The pier-like arms of the Belvedere were inspired by the unbuilt lakefront design of the 1906 Burnham Plan of Chicago. • I t was completed in time for the closing ceremonies for the 1926 International Eucharistic Congress.
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Gymnasium • B uilt: 1925 • Donated by: Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Mudd of Oak Park.
Interesting facts: • I ncludes hand-set pin bowling alleys, indoor swimming pool, basketball court and racquet ball courts. • Home of the "Fr. O'Malley Invitational," an annual basketball tournament featuring teams from seminaries across the country, named in honor of a former faculty member.
Mundelein Seminary hosts the Fr. O'Malley Basketball Tournament every year.
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Interesting facts: • F irst opened in 1928 as a convent. • The original community of sisters, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Sacred Heart, provided 65 years of service by 57 nuns. • T he convent was renamed The Prist Center in honor of Monsignor Wayne Prist, Mundelein Class of 1967. • T he building now houses the offices of the Institute for Lay Formation, Liturgical Institute, Institute for Ongoing Formation, Institute for Diaconal Studies and Instituto de Liderazgo Pastoral.
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• Built: 1922
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• Originally used as the infirmary, consisting of the nurse's room, two private rooms, the doctor's office, two isolation rooms, a four-bed ward and a solarium. The convent is now home to the Liturgical Institute. • 1983 Oblates of Jesus the Priest from Mexico-dedicated to caring for priests and for those studying to be priests and praying for vocations. They had come to Chicago in 1961 and also served at Niles College, presently St. Joseph's College Seminary.
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Conference Center Residence South Residence Hall • B uilt: 1921 • Building inscription: - Left wing: Hanc Philosophae Domvm - Middle wing: Georgivs Gvliel Mvs Mvndelein - Right wing: Archiepiscopvs Tertivs Posvi - Meaning: George William Mundelein, the third Archbishop, set up this house of Philosophy.
Interesting facts: • O ne of the first seminary buildings to be put to use along with the dining hall. • 186 single, fully furnished rooms measuring 17 x14 ft. • Currently used as student housing and guest rooms for the Conference Center
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Interesting facts: • Originally, this was the classroom building for philosophy students. • C urrently the Conference Center uses this facility for retreats, meetings and conferences.
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• B uilt: 1930 • B uilding inscription: Justitia, Sapientia, Charitas meaning "Justice, Wisdom, and Charity," all virtues for good leadership. • Donated by: Mr. Elser as a memorial to his wife, Mrs. Margaret Elser. • Statues: -E ast side of the building, facing Principal Avenue: St. Peter the Apostle, first Bishop of Rome.
Interesting facts: • The administration center for the campus. • Inside is an open courtyard in the center of the two-story building. • The ceiling displays a leaded stained glass in a floral and geometric design. • On the first floor, Doric columns support the ionic colonnade above. • The second floor houses the doctoral and trustee rooms and the Office of Institutional Advancement.
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Library • Built: 1929 • B uilding inscription: Sapientia Aedificavit Sibi Domum meaning "wisdom has built herself a house." • Donated by: Priests ordained by Archbishop Feehan. The library was named after Archbishop Patrick Feehan (1829-1902), first Archbishop of Chicago. • Statues: - East side of the building, facing Principal Avenue: St. Patrick, Bishop Feehan’s patron saint, celebrated as the patron Saint of Ireland, (385-461). - I nside the building next to the circulation desk: Statue of Archbishop Feehan from World’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893.
Interesting facts: • The inside, entered through the interior red leather doors, is modeled after a Roman Palace courtyard. • Grand Mankato limestone staircase rises to mezzanine level. • The library has valuable and rare collections of Americana and religious treasures such as autograph collections, letters, rare books and artifacts.
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McEssy Theological Resource Center • Built: 2004 • Donated by: Mr. and Mrs. William H. McEssy • Statues: - In the garden: St. Thérèse Lisieux (1873-1897).
The Little Flower Cloister Garden built in 2013 as an additional gift from Mr. and Mrs. William McEssy.
Interesting facts: • F irst new building added to the campus since 1934; designed by Franck, Lohsen, McCrery, architects of Washington, DC. • The interior has individual study spaces, small group study areas, an exquisite circular staircase as a focal point and colonial-inspired colors. • The upper level of the gallery displays busts of Popes and Prelates: George Cardinal Mundelein, Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Patrick Feehan, Pope John Paul II, Pope John XXIII, Pope Pius XII, Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius X.
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Chapel of the Immaculate Conception (Main Chapel) • Built: 1925 • Donated by: Hines family in honor of Lt. Edward Hines, Jr. • Statues: Exterior: - Right: St. Charles Borromeo, patron of clergy and seminarians - Left: St. Aloysius Gonzanga (1568-1591), patron of students. Interior: - Right of altar: St. Joseph, patron of fathers. - Left of altar: St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), patron of catechists.
Paintings on altar: • Center: Holy Family by Francisco Zubaran (1598-1662). • R ight side: Angels of the Nativity by Benjamin West (1736-1820). • L eft side: The Annunciation by Laurent de La Hyre (1606-1656). Tag us in your photos! @mundeleinsem
Interesting facts: Exterior: • Inscription: Deo et Beatae Virgini Sacrum indicating that the building is dedicated to God and the Blessed Virgin. • Modeled after First Congregational (Protestant) Church in Old Lyme, Connecticut. • Porch features free-standing Ionic columns.
Meeting hall in Lyme, Connecticut
Interior: • Overlapping Marian themes: bead ornament on the ceiling recalling the Rosary and Latin titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Litany of Loretto around the borders of the ceiling. • Mullioned opaque coppered glass windows with stained glass medallions containing Marian, Eucharistic and biblical symbols. • Cork floor quiets foot noise and provides a reverberant acoustic. • The central chandelier, a gift from the Austrian government to Cardinal Mundelein, closely imitates one in the East Room of the White House. Cardinal Mundelein had to get an Act of Congress for permission to hang this gift in a public place. • Stations of the Cross by Gerhard Fugel circa 1915. • The seven steps leading up to the location of the original high altar are inscribed in gold mosaic and represent the minor and major orders received by seminarians before the Second Vatican Council: Porter, Acolyte, Exorcist, Lector, Subdeacon, Deacon and Priest. • In the triangular pediment above the painting Latin inscription Offerimus tibi Domine calicem salutaris: "We offer you Lord the chalice of salvation,” a line from the Offertory of the Mass. • Cardinal Mundelein’s tomb is located beneath the altar in a black marble crypt.
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Cardinal's Villa
Mount Vernon: George Washington's plantation home.
Cardinal’s Villa The “Villa” or Cardinal Mundelein’s lake residence, across the lake from the seminary, was completed in 1933 as a gift to him on the twentieth anniversary of his consecration. It is inspired by Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s plantation home. The two-story, fourteen-room residence is rendered in the Georgian/Colonial style and matches the rest of the campus.
Refectory
The Pati Dowdle Lehman Garden
Refectory (Dining Hall) Directly behind the Chapel is the Refectory (Dining Hall). Seminarian meals have been served here since February 1922 when the building opened. Until the 1960s, much of the food served was from the farms, which the seminary owned as part of the campus. Carmel High School sits on what was once part of the seminary’s wheat fields. The Refectory is open to the public.
The Pati Dowdle Lehman Garden The Pati Dowdle Lehman Garden, located between the Main Chapel and the Refectory, was dedicated in 2009. This was a gift from Sally and Jim Dowdle to honor their daughter, a young mother of two who was killed in a tragic accident. This Garden, with its beautiful statue of Mary with her Child Jesus, is dedicated to all mothers. The beautiful flowers, trees and lighting provide a serene setting in the center of campus, which makes this a perfect place to reflect and pray. Filii Ad Matrem meaning "This Mary and Child," has been on campus for over fifty years and was a gift from Reverend Thomas B. Burke (Class of 1927). It was originally dedicated on Oct. 11, 1951.
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The George Cardinal Mundelein Collection: – Tr e a sures of Fait h and Freedom –
Cardinal Mundelein firmly believed his seminarians would embrace their American heritage as they were formed in the Roman Catholic traditions of the Church. He spent a lifetime emphasizing a deep appreciation of history and the arts that would define the clergy who served under his leadership. Cardinal Mundelein’s legacy is also remembered in his collection of religious and Americana treasures that emphasize how he cherished his country and his faith. In this section are images of an original crucifix from Donatello and a land survey signed by George Washington. Also featured are a monstrance from the Eucharistic Congress of 1926, original letters from saints, a set of the original works of Charles Dickens and much more.
î George Cardinal Mundelein served as the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1915 to his death in 1939 and was elevated to Cardinal in 1924 by Pope Pius XI.
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Gifts of Faith
Crucifix by Donatello. The corpus is gilded bronze and the cross is inlaid ivory. Designed by the famous Florentine sculptor, Donatello (1386-1466). In the 19th century, it was owned by Pietro Cardinal de Silvestri (1803-1875) who was the Cardinal - protector of Austria. On May 21, 1952 it was presented to Samuel Cardinal Stritch by Leopold Figl. Chancellor of Austria.
Christmas crib made of Mother of Pearl presented to Joseph Cardinal Bernardin by Yasser Arafat.
(Left) Yasser Arafat presenting the Mother of Pearl Christmas crib to Cardinal Bernardin. March 1995.
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Literary Pieces “Marc Chagall leben und verk” published in 1961, signed and illustrated by Marc Chagall in 1970. Authors: Franz Meyer and Marc Chagall, part of the Archbishop Paul Marcinkus Collection during the pontificate of Pope Paul VI.
Argus scrapbook – produced by Mundelein Seminarians Class of 1958.
Dickens collection – original works in pamphlet form, including advertising and a serial approach to Dickens novels. Circa: 1849
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American Treasures
Signature of George Washington. Before his military and political career, George Washington was by trade a land surveyor. Included in this collection is an original autograph survey for Mr. Richard Sanford of Fairfax County: March 25, 1751.
One of five volumes of autographs of U.S. Presidents, George Washington (1789) through Woodrow Wilson (1921). Later autographs in back cover of volume 5: Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Framed photograph and signatures of nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, John H. Clarke, William R. Day, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Joseph McKenna, James C. McReynolds, Mahlon Pitney, Willis Van Devanter and Chief Justice Edward D. White. The collection includes U.S. Supreme Court Justices’ autographs from George Washington’s tenure to Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency.
Autographed photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cardinal Mundelein. Franklin Roosevelt, while President, visited his dear East Coast friend at the Cardinal’s Villa in Mundelein.
This Indian headdress was presented to His Eminence, Samuel Cardinal Stritch, when he was made a chief of the Navajo Nation.
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Religious Artifacts Rochette of St. Pope Pius X, given by His Holiness to his nephew, Giovanni Battista Parolin, canon of St. Peter’s. Monsignor Parolin gave it to Msgr. Rella, assistant director of the Sistine Choir, who gave it to his former choir member, Monsignor Friel.
Crosier of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (April 2, 1928,-Nov. 14, 1996).
Wooden ciborium used by Father St. Cyr, first resident priest in Chicago: 1833-34.
Gold case in the form of a chest with scenes depicting baptismal ceremonies and the coats-of-arms of a Belgian cardinal and the royal family of Belgium. Contains glass vessels used for holy oil and water. The oils in the vessels were used to baptize children of the Belgian royal family. Presented to George Cardinal Mundelein by Vincenzo Cardinal Vannutelli.
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Collection box: 1515 AD, Florence, Italy.
Large illuminated sheets from a liturgy book, possibly Graduale.
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Cardinal Mundelein Collection
Personal Cloisonné chalice and paten of George Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago 1916-1939. Art: “The Great Disputation” from the Sistine Chapel.
Monstrance and red case used during Eucharistic Congress. Monstrance sent by Pope Pius XI to Cardinal Mundelein to be used during the 1926 Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. To make shipment easy, the Monstrance was made in two sections. Used for Sunday benediction at the Main Chapel of Mundelein Seminary, the Monstrance is made of gilded silver, with carved angels and two seated figures. It is inscribed: Quod Aug. Sacra m. Deferendo Pontif. Legatus adhibuerat G. Mundelein Card. Sem. SuoD.D. Conv. Euch. Chicagien. A. MMCMXXVI. Used at 28th Eucharistic Congress, 1926, Chicago. Lent to Philadelphia for 1976 Congress. Archives include a letter from Monsignor Torquato Dini, (9.1925.M 82) rector of Propaganda College in Rome, to Cardinal Mundelein, April 10, 1925.
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Galero worn by George Cardinal Mundelein (July 2, 1872-October 2, 1939)
Byzantine Pectoral Cross given to Joseph Cardinal Bernardin in 1992 by His Beatitude, Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky, during Bernardin’s pastoral visit to Ukraine.
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Biretta worn by George Cardinal Mundelein. Biretta of scarlet wool which, according to custom, was placed on a table in the cardinal’s reception room.
Breviary used by George Cardinal Mundelein.
Framed announcement of Silver Jubilee of George Cardinal Mundelein.
Handwritten note to Charles Clarke, a significant benefactor who assisted Cardinal Mundelein in funding Mundelein Seminary.
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Papal Collection
John XXIII commemorative medals
One of five Papal Bulls with leaden bullas attached. One bull names George Mundelein, Bishop of Brooklyn, 1909.
Papal seal
Papal cross
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Second Vatican Council
Vatican II Council large silver medallion.
Handbell with engraving: Vaticanum II: Concilium Ollumenicum with papal mitre atop church spire and four evangelists’ images on base.
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Sacred Relics Three letters of St. Veronica Guliani.
Reliquary containing relics of the 12 Apostles, presented by Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo.
Relic of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American citizen to be canonized. Relic presented to Samuel Cardinal Stritch at his canonization in 1946.
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