Rosary beads

Item — object_box: 2

Identifier: O-1992.001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Rosary; gold metal with gold metal grooved beads (in three sections called "decades"); gold plate (triangular) at center of rosary and gold cross attached to bottom strand of beads; in relief on metal plate in center, "Marie Concue Sans Peche Priez Pour Nous/Qui Avons Recours a Vous-1830" and image of a woman; "Uni/Versel/Jubile 1865" on back side of cross Bishop Lynch presented the rosary to the order of Ursuline Nuns of Columbia, S.C. The nuns raffled off the rosary ca. 1890s. Andrew J. Riley, the donor's uncle, won the rosary in the raffle and gave it to his mother, Mrs. Patrick Riley. She gave it to her daughter, Miss Katie (Kitty) Riley, Annie A. Riley. In 1992 Joseph P. Riley, Sr. gifted the rosary to the Diocese of Charleston and was accessioned by Sister Anne Francis Campbell, O.L.M., the diocesan archivist at the time. Approx. 24 inches in length.

Dates

Created: 1865
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1992

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.

Extent

1.00 item

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Gold metal rosary presented to the order of Ursuline Nuns of Columbia, South Carolina, by Bishop Patrick Lynch.

Custodial History

Bishop Lynch presented the rosary to the order of Ursuline Nuns of Columbia, S.C. The nuns raffled off the rosary ca. 1890s. Andrew J. Riley, the donor's uncle, won the rosary in the raffle and gave it to his mother, Mrs. Patrick Riley. She gave it to her daughter, Miss Katie (Kitty) Riley, Annie A. Riley. In 1992 Joseph P. Riley, Sr. gifted the rosary to the Diocese of Charleston and was accessioned by Sister Anne Francis Campbell, O.L.M., the diocesan archivist at the time. *Note: After speaking with Sister Anne Francis Campbell, O.L.M. this record was changed on 31 August 2010 after to correct the gift date and donor name from Annie A. Riley 1972 to Joseph P. Riley, Sr. 1992. - JN