A bridge between : Spanish Benedictine Missionary women in Australia / Katharine Massam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massam, Katharine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Australia--Western Australia--History.

Missions.

Australia--Church history--20th century.

Australia.

Western Australia--Church history--20th century.

Western Australia.

Western Australia--History--20th century.

Missionary Benedictine Sisters--Australia--Western Australia--History.

Missionary Benedictine Sisters.

Benedictines--Missions--Australia--Western Australia--History.

Benedictines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Acton, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2020]

Summary:

This book is the first account of the Benedictine women who worked at New Norcia and the first book-length exploration of twentieth-century life in the Western Australian mission town. From the founding of a grand school intended for 'nativas', through links to Mexico and Paraguay then Ireland, India and Belgium, as well as to their house in the Kimberley, and a network of villages near Burgos in the north of Spain, this is a complex international history. A Bridge Between gathers a powerful, fragmented story from the margins of the archive, recalling the Aboriginal women who joined the community in the 1950s and the compelling reunion of missionaries and former students in 2001. By tracing the all-but-forgotten story of the community of Benedictine women who were central to the experience of the mission for many Aboriginal families in the twentieth century, this book lays a foundation for further work.

Contents:

1. To name and to remember: the reunion of 2001 2. The company of St Teresa of Jesus at New Norcia, 19010 3. Benedictine Oblates: Outsiders in community 4. St Joseph native school and orphanage: Workers at the edge of the town 5. Agencia Benedictina: Burgos, Belgium and the Kimberley 6. Monastic and Missionary Sisters: Their currency and savings were the work 7. Gathering new energy: Abbot Catalan recruiting in Spain, 1947/48 8. Triggering the Second Part: Old School Patterns, a New Bindoon community and visiting the villages again 9. Winding together: The Grace of God is not tied to any colour, race or nationality 10. Spinning apart.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.