Archives
Mission Statement
The Ursuline Sisters of Toledo, Ohio Archives is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history, spirituality and ministry of the Ursuline Sisters, in order to extend their legacy and witness to their mission in the spirit and vision of their foundress, St. Angela Merici.
The Archives of the Ursuline Sisters of Toledo, OH
4045 Indian Road
Toledo, OH 43606
419-536-9587
Archives Processor
Brandi Sharlow
Sister Contact
Sr. Donna Frey
419-536-9587
Research Questions – please contact either of the above.
Snapshot From the Past
Consuelo Emily Rochette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 25, 1897. Her mother died when she was a baby. She then was put in the care of nurses and spent her school years at a boarding school in Milan, Italy. She also had a Diploma from Collegio Reale delle Fanciulie, Milano, Italy.
Consuelo converted to Catholicism when she was 17 years old, without her father’s knowledge (he was Jewish). She wanted to become a Nun right away but had to wait for a year from the time of her conversion. She came to Toledo to work as a secretary in the Overland (Willys) Company. She entered the Ursuline Community on the advice and direction of her spiritual director, Reverend George Johnson, in 1916. She earned further degrees from Teachers’ College, Notre Dame University, and the Sorbonne, France. Other courses were taken at the University of Detroit, Case Western Reserve and St. Louis University. Sr. St. Pierre was fluent in Spanish, French and Italian, and was called upon by many for translation of those languages for both personal and business documents.
In 1948 her father, a resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the time, died while visiting her here in Toledo. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery.
In her retirement, Sr. St. Pierre became adept at cutting figures and making cards from stamps. The colors of the stamps determined what she pasted and cut them to represent, particularly Christmas themes.
She resided at Ursuline Center from its opening in 1985 until her death on December 20, 1994 at age 97.