Maria Angelorum Chapel
National Register of Historic Places

Maria Angelorum Chapel

La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Listed
March 28, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000204

About this property

St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, an American religious congregation, which is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The convent is dedicated to Rose of Viterbo, a 13th-century Franciscan tertiary who was a noted mystic and street preacher in Italy who died while still a teenager. The convent contains three chapels, of which one, Mary of the Angels Chapel, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. Another, the Adoration Chapel, is the site of perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, was the site of 141 years of uninterrupted practice of the Sisters from August 1, 1878 to February 2020. The sisters continue to pray in shifts between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Location

901 Franciscan Way
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
43.80399, -91.24368

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Sources

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When was Maria Angelorum Chapel listed on the National Register?

Maria Angelorum Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Maria Angelorum Chapel?

Maria Angelorum Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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