Missal
Archival History
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 2017 by Szűz Mária Társasága.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Szűz Mária Társasága
Scope and Content
Mass book (Missal) printed in the 1930s and used by the Nuns of the Order of the Virgin Mary during WWII, specifically during the autumn and winter of 1944-1945 in their bomb shelter. The nuns of the Order, under the leadership of Zsuzsanna Ván, managed an orphanage after the Arrow Cross takeover of 1944. The orphanage was located on Vörösmarty Street in Budapest, next to Arrow Cross headquarters. The nuns were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1991.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials
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