The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22
BARONESS Won ZEDIWTIZDIES
ONE or THE TALDWELLS ~ no
LEFT rHE CATHOLIC CHt RON.
sh@ ard Her sister Contributed Largely
to the Catholic University and Then
lBecame ProtestantS The baroness
wrote q book Attacking Rome.

The Baroness Won Zedtwitz. who was
Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell of Louis
Vile. Ky. and who, with her sister, the
Nlaruuise Monsters NerinN lille. made
stir several years ago by renouncing the
Catholic faith after having been con-
spicuous in i,s support. died ON Decem-
Der 10 at the Carlton Hotel at Frankfurt.
She was II years old Her sister. who
WAS Mary Gwendolin Caldwell. died on
October 4, 1909. on board ship as she
was nearing the American shore. The
baroness had been unwell since that
date, Some months ago she left her
chateau at Thun. Switzerland. and went
TO Frankfurt for treatment. Two weeks
ago she became seriously i'll with heart
disease and she di"d on Friday last She
leaves fourteen wear old son. Waldemar
Zedtwitz She will probably be buried
beside her sister at Louisville.
Her estate in approximately T.. so. 900
She owned city lots IN LOUSY ills to the
value Of nearly 81. O0o0oo and held "A guam
tity OF American securities. She had a
place at Newport as well "a the chateau At
Thun.
She was the dau Ghter of William Shake
spere Caldwell of Louiss lille. On her
mothers side she was of breckenridge
stock. The two sisters were educated
at the Convent OF the Sacred Heart at
Manhattanvill Their father. who was
originally a Protestant. had been con-
verted to the Catholic faith bv Archbishop
Spalding The father died when the
girls were scarcely Of age, leaving all
his fortune to them entrusting il To the
care Of Bishop Spalding of Peoria, a
relative Of the Archbishop
Very soon after they came into their
estate the two sisters became known
throughout the country for their gifts
to IN. Church The elder sister Mary
Gwandolin. gave s3OO0W 10 found
divinity school in m. Catholic Univ ersity
OF Washington. The Younger sister gave
about $4,000 for chapel for the school.
In 1874 the mar IrIIse announced her
intention Of becoming "A Protestant. and
the baroness joined her in the r-nunCIa-
ilun and later wrot" "A book called The
Doubl" Doctrlne OF H.. Church Il Rome.
IN which she set forth III" reasons for her
revolt. In ON" part If the preface she
said
la childhood and carly girlhood.
without palliatinG IN" un Christian con-
duct of almost all the rr'lai.'s with whom
came III contact. never ceased 10 hope
and believe that when woms 'huod mad
rIpencd my Judgment ~" apr i.snt IN
conSistenct.s would H." fully explained
and the t-,I-h h-cnrn" "EId.nt To ia"
To this T"-iod of "nli gi,"nm"nt | con
,iden'ly looked forward
Thus hope. TN" baroness goes on To- say.
was in VAN In .uuth"r part of her
book she declared that ~" .nfiU"nC" of
~" Roman Catholic church IN TN" public
i,fo nf tins country had cen very per
nICiOuS. Tn" pursuit Of uruvY.- she
,...d is the chief method now used Nv
Rome ~ r..E.in her l"-j bower; and sh,
p"rm"L'"- n" iu"sph'~" wherein ~"
thrive, with - spirit of greed Tn"
baroness attacked v.h.Isl"ntly both me
a. -h.. knew them ia thus country
From .dl that "uGd i.. learned yester-
day n" baroness r!p until within Il shor'
Vim" "furn her death WAS ~'lll strongly
Protestant
Sh" was married "a IN" Baron won
Z"dtwltZ III $3.50 " hi" ~. was N rhIS
country m The diplomatic service Of
Germany ~" WIS "A I-IVsIcian and very
prominent socially ut "a-hin grnU II"
""rrmony took place ia ~" chapel AZ IN"
Divinity school which Miss jgldy. .l had
gwen a. IA memorial - her mother
Before they we-. married the baron
had been Isl I-n"d a. Minister To- M.'NICo,
and the couple" went thl'h"r On their
hOnevmOon shortly after that thew
.r. returned ~ Ga-mgny In August
81 thTt sam" wear ~" baron vas kIilai
on ho..~d hI- ytCh' the Isolde n SouIhsaa
when N" 'ua-- fo'i upon hlm - q, result
81 collision vIrh the yacht Meteor
~.n... her husbands death the baroness
'rEcni. though sh" maintained IN" hons.
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