St. Rose of Viterbo Convent
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St. Rose of Viterbo Convent is the mother house of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the Diocese of La Crosse. The convent was dedicated to Rose of Viterbo. The Franciscan Sisters moved into the convent in 1871. [1] In 1906, the Maria Angelorum Chapel was consecrated at St. Rose Convent. The chapel was designed by Eugene Liebert. [2] Since August 1, 1878, 2 Franciscan sisters pray without interruption for the world, the church, people, and the community.
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- Zimmerman, H. Russell, The architecture of Eugene Liebert: Teutonic style in the American midwest, 2006.