Anne Marie di Menno Catholic NunAnne Marie di Menno, 97, a nun with the order of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary, died July 5 of congestive heart failure at the Georgetown Visitation Monastery in Washington, where she had lived since 1935.
Sister Anne Marie, whose name at birth was Sophie di Menno, was born in Italy and came with her family to New York and later to Pennsylvania. Little is known of her early life before she became a novice at the Visitation monastery in 1935.
She made her first profession as a nun in 1937 and her final profession in 1943.
Sister Anne Marie was excellent at arts and crafts and was known for her leather work, embroidery, ceramics and silk-screening. A ceramic kiln was installed on the monastery grounds for her use.
She sewed altar cloths, pulpit covers and other sacramental objects for her order. In recent years, she became skilled on computers, which she used to design greeting cards and refrigerator magnets.
She taught herself to play many musical instruments, including the piano, organ, flute and drums, and often accompanied the nuns of her order during musical portions of religious services. She also played a set of musical bottles, filled with water to varying levels to produce different pitches.
As a young woman, Sister Anne Marie had corrective back surgery and thereafter was exceedingly conscious of good posture. Her upright bearing led to her being featured several years ago in a national public service advertisement for the American Physical Therapy Association. She was shown, wearing her habit, writing "I will stand up straight" on a blackboard.
She had many friends among the faculty and students of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and was known for distributing coffee and snacks to workers at the school. She often called people "dearie" or "darling."
There are no immediate survivors.
Sister Anne Marie, whose name at birth was Sophie di Menno, was born in Italy and came with her family to New York and later to Pennsylvania. Little is known of her early life before she became a novice at the Visitation monastery in 1935.
She made her first profession as a nun in 1937 and her final profession in 1943.
Sister Anne Marie was excellent at arts and crafts and was known for her leather work, embroidery, ceramics and silk-screening. A ceramic kiln was installed on the monastery grounds for her use.
She sewed altar cloths, pulpit covers and other sacramental objects for her order. In recent years, she became skilled on computers, which she used to design greeting cards and refrigerator magnets.
She taught herself to play many musical instruments, including the piano, organ, flute and drums, and often accompanied the nuns of her order during musical portions of religious services. She also played a set of musical bottles, filled with water to varying levels to produce different pitches.
As a young woman, Sister Anne Marie had corrective back surgery and thereafter was exceedingly conscious of good posture. Her upright bearing led to her being featured several years ago in a national public service advertisement for the American Physical Therapy Association. She was shown, wearing her habit, writing "I will stand up straight" on a blackboard.
She had many friends among the faculty and students of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and was known for distributing coffee and snacks to workers at the school. She often called people "dearie" or "darling."
There are no immediate survivors.
Anne Marie di Menno Catholic NunAnne Marie di Menno, 97, a nun with the order of the Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary, died July 5 of congestive heart failure at the Georgetown Visitation Monastery in Washington, where she had lived since 1935.
Sister Anne Marie, whose name at birth was Sophie di Menno, was born in Italy and came with her family to New York and later to Pennsylvania. Little is known of her early life before she became a novice at the Visitation monastery in 1935.
She made her first profession as a nun in 1937 and her final profession in 1943.
Sister Anne Marie was excellent at arts and crafts and was known for her leather work, embroidery, ceramics and silk-screening. A ceramic kiln was installed on the monastery grounds for her use.
She sewed altar cloths, pulpit covers and other sacramental objects for her order. In recent years, she became skilled on computers, which she used to design greeting cards and refrigerator magnets.
She taught herself to play many musical instruments, including the piano, organ, flute and drums, and often accompanied the nuns of her order during musical portions of religious services. She also played a set of musical bottles, filled with water to varying levels to produce different pitches.
As a young woman, Sister Anne Marie had corrective back surgery and thereafter was exceedingly conscious of good posture. Her upright bearing led to her being featured several years ago in a national public service advertisement for the American Physical Therapy Association. She was shown, wearing her habit, writing "I will stand up straight" on a blackboard.
She had many friends among the faculty and students of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and was known for distributing coffee and snacks to workers at the school. She often called people "dearie" or "darling."
There are no immediate survivors.
Sister Anne Marie, whose name at birth was Sophie di Menno, was born in Italy and came with her family to New York and later to Pennsylvania. Little is known of her early life before she became a novice at the Visitation monastery in 1935.
She made her first profession as a nun in 1937 and her final profession in 1943.
Sister Anne Marie was excellent at arts and crafts and was known for her leather work, embroidery, ceramics and silk-screening. A ceramic kiln was installed on the monastery grounds for her use.
She sewed altar cloths, pulpit covers and other sacramental objects for her order. In recent years, she became skilled on computers, which she used to design greeting cards and refrigerator magnets.
She taught herself to play many musical instruments, including the piano, organ, flute and drums, and often accompanied the nuns of her order during musical portions of religious services. She also played a set of musical bottles, filled with water to varying levels to produce different pitches.
As a young woman, Sister Anne Marie had corrective back surgery and thereafter was exceedingly conscious of good posture. Her upright bearing led to her being featured several years ago in a national public service advertisement for the American Physical Therapy Association. She was shown, wearing her habit, writing "I will stand up straight" on a blackboard.
She had many friends among the faculty and students of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School and was known for distributing coffee and snacks to workers at the school. She often called people "dearie" or "darling."
There are no immediate survivors.
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Sr. Anne Marie DiMenno
Died July 5, 2006
Aged 97 years
Professed 69 years
R. I. P.
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