St. Walburg Monastery of Benedictine Sisters (Covington, Ky.)

In response to the request of the Most Reverend George A. Carrell, the first Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, five Benedictine nuns from Pennsylvania, recently emigrated from Bavaria, established a convent and named it for the patron saint of their German motherhouse. The St. Walburg Sisters were also involved in establishing new Benedictine communities in Ferdinand, Indiana (1867); Covington, Louisiana (1870); and Cullman, Alabama (1902).

The community grew, opened schools, and provided teachers for parish schools. Among its schools were St. Walburg Academy; Villa Madonna Academy; and Villa Madonna College, a women's college which became Thomas More College in 1968. The Sisters were also involved in nursing, and administering hospitals from 1946 to 1986. On the grounds of the monastery the Sisters operate a coed K-12 academy, a senior citizens village, and a nursing home known as Madonna Manor. Since Vatican Council II in the 1960s, the St. Walburg Sisters have worked in a variety of ministries in addition to teaching and nursing.

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