Rising high on a hill overlooking this small southern Indiana town, the castle-like Monastery of Immaculate Conception with its turrets and towers could well be a stop on a European tour of historic ...

The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand were founded in 1867, when four Benedictine nuns from St. Walburg Monastery in Covington, Kentucky, moved to Ferdinand. The area hosted a burgeoning community ...

Sister Elnora Shidler of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Scenic Hills at the Monastery in Ferdinand. Sister Elnora was born ...

Sister Norma Fultz of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana, died at 10:27 a.m. on April 20, 2022, at the monastery. Sister Norma Joyce Fultz was born on January 23, 1932 in ...

(formerly Amelia Ann), 91, died peacefully at Our Lady of Grace Monastery. Sr. Phyllis was born on June 20, 1931, in Evansville, Indiana to the late Albert and Hilda Gronotte. She entered Monastery ...