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Cemeteries
Burial sites of Loretto members can be found at Loretto Motherhouse, Denver, El Paso, St. Louis and in many other locations in the United States and beyond. Not only are the graves honored through perpetual care, but through a perpetual remembrance in the hearts of all members and all who love Loretto.
Loretto Heights College Comes Alive With the Sound of Music
Loretto Heights College (LHC) campus, comprising just over 70 acres, was sold July 2018 by Teikyo-Colorado Heights to Westside Investment Partners. The cemetery was included in the sale. Among the 62 sisters buried there are Loretto Heights foundress Mother Pancratia…
Fascinating Story on Reinterment of 17 Pioneer Loretto Sisters
Thank you to Ron and Rosie Brogan, who created “A Catholic Mission” website and shared the fascinating story of the reinterment of 17 pioneer Loretto Sisters in St. Paul, Kansas, in 1930. Click here for the full story and more photos.
Loretto Explores Options to Preserve Loretto Heights Cemetery
For a century and a quarter the iconic tower of Loretto Heights has stood atop Sheridan Hill in southwest Denver. Sister Pancratia Bonfils, niece of Frederick Bonfils, founder of the Denver Post, purchased 40 acres to establish Loretto Heights Academy…