Misericordia Society (Saint Louis, Missouri) records

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: IHRC3274

Staff Only

Abstract

Anniversary booklets, clippings, programs regarding the Misericordia Society (Societa di Mutuo Soccorso Maria SS. Della Misericordia). Included is also information pertaining to Caesare Avigni, long ttime editor of "Il Pensiero", an Italian American newspaper published in St. Louis since 1904. (Avigni wrote about the Society in "Il Pensiero" in 1945.)

Dates

Creation: 1941-2000

Language of Materials

English, Italian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Misericordia Society was founded in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1920 by a group of Italian immigrants from Sicily as a mutual aid association (chartered in 1921). The Society was headquartered at the St. Charles Borromeo Church, the first Italian church in the city. The name of the Society comes from Maria Santissima Della Misericordia (Our Lady of Mercy), a popular patron saint among the Sicilian members of the community.

Extent

2 linear inches

Additional Description

PROVENANCE

Collection acquired from Marianne Peri Sack of Saint Louis, Missouri in August 2001. Additional material was donated by Gary Mormino of Tampa, Florida in 2001.