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The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani is a monastery near Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County, a part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae), better known as the Trappists. Founded on 21 December 1848 and raised to an abbey in 1851, Gethsemani is considered to be the motherhouse of all Trappist and Trappistine monasteries in the United States of America. Gethsemani is the oldest monastery in the United States that is still operating. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Our_Lady_of_Gethsemani

Thanks, Richard Norton, for directing us to the Abbey.

Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV, Italian: Benedetto XV; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, reigned as Pope from 3 September 1914 to 22 January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social and humanitarian consequences in Europe. Between 1846 and 1903, the Church experienced its two longest pontificates in history, up to that point. Together Pius IX and Leo XIII ruled for 57 years. In 1914, the Cardinals choose Della Chiesa at the age of 59, indicating their desire for another long-lasting pontificate at the outbreak of World War I, which he labeled “the suicide of civilized Europe.” The war and its consequences were the main focus of Benedict. He declared the neutrality of the Holy See and attempted from that perspective to mediate peace in 1916 and 1917. Both sides rejected his initiatives. German Protestants rejected any “Papal Peace” as insulting. French politician Georges Clemenceau regarded the Vatican initiative as anti-French. [The current] Pope Benedict XVI showed his own admiration for Benedict XV following his election to the Papacy on 19 April 2005.

LOC -- there is a misspelling in your title -- should be "della" not "Delia".

Evil.

Thanks trialsanderrors for the brief biography and link, and thanks Wystan for noting the misspelling. We'll make the correction the next time we update the record.

To be perfectly accurate, it should be della, not Della, "della Chiesa" meaning "of the church". Quite fitting surname for a pope.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schrembs "Joseph Schrembs (March 12, 1866 – November 2, 1945) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Toledo (1911–21) and the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio (1921–45)." According to Youngstownské Slovenské noviny = Youngstown Slovak news., September 07, 1923, page 1, top of column 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88078386/1923-09-07/ed-... (using the OCR of the Slovak text put through Google Translate), he returned from Europe to New York on September 1, 1923. Youngstownské Slovenské noviny = Youngstown Slovak news., June 29, 1923, page 1, col 6, below photo chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88078386/1923-06-29/ed-... suggests he went to Europe in late June or early July.