When did the sisters first arrive in Colorado?
Benedictine sisters first arrived from St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas in 1914. They were responding to a desperate plea from the Bishop of Colorado to educate the children of immigrants who were working in the coal mines. The sisters arrived by train in Walsenburg and taught up to 150 students at a time in one classroom. They worked for room and board only, receiving food from the grateful community.