Title
Ryan Hall Cornerstone
Files
Date
1924
Description
Ryan Hall Cornerstone Contents:
From a document deposited in the Carondelet Consolidated Archives:
"among various other articles, a small bell, blessed at the Holy House of Loreto, for protection against storms, and a metal statue of Our Lady of Victory containing relics of the Martyrs, SS. Theodora, Jeronie [? Possibly Jerome], Ursula and others."
A list of personages:
Pius XI
John Joseph Glennon, Archbishop of St. Louis
Francis J. O’Connor, Our Lady of Lourdes
Patrick Henry Bradley, Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church
Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States
Arthur M. Hyde, Governor of Missouri
Henry W. Kiel, Mayor of St. Louis
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Consolidated Archives— St. Louis Province collection, Series MO-slc-4.1.
Document Type
Record
Publisher
Fontbonne University Archives
City
St. Louis, MO
Notes
The cornerstone of Ryan Hall served as cornerstone for Fontbonne College when the three main buildings were constructed.
The Cornerstone was blessed by Archbishop John J. Glennon and placed July 13, 1924.