Our Family Ancestry - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Mathias (Fr. Lawrence, OSB) SCHMIDT 
Birth6 Oct 1899, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Baptism16 Oct 1899, Sacred Heart Church, Eau Claire, WI
Death1 Jun 1984, Collegeville, Stearns, MN
BurialCollegeville, Stearns, MN
Ordination11 Jun 1927, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
FatherPeter John SMITH (SCHMIDT) (1855-1937)
MotherCatherine Ann MONARSKI (1865-1940)
Notes for George Mathias (Fr. Lawrence, OSB) SCHMIDT
Name: George M. Smith
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Oct 1899
Birthplace: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Peter John Smith
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Kate Monarski
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00312-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1302868
Reference Number: cn 222
Collection: Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
Professed July 11, 1922
Ordained June 11, 1927
St. Anselm’s, Bronx, New York, Assistant Pastor, 1928-1929
St. Benedict’s, Bronx, New York, Assistant Pastor, 1929-1947
St. John the Baptist, Grand Marais, MN, Pastor, 1947-1956
Holy Rosary, Grand Portage, MN, Pastor, 1947-1956
St. Benedict’s, Avon, MN, Pastor, 1956-1971
Mother of Mercy Home, Albany, MN, Chaplain, 1971-1981
St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, Retired, 1981-1984
Church of St. Benedict (230)
2969 Otis Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
Reverend Monsignor Edmund J. Whalen
(718) 828-3403
Church of St. Anselm (223)
673 Tinton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
Reverend Antonio Palacios O.A.R.
(718) 585-8666
Email b223@archny.org
From http://bronxcatholic.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Benedict :
See page 482 for St Benedict's parish in Throgs Neck, established in 1923 by Benedictines from Collegeville, Minnesota. The present church dates from about 1960. About 1970, the parish was transferred from the care of the Benedictines to archdiocesan priests. I have been unable to determine whether the boundaries of the Village of Unionport included territory later within this parish, as the bicentennial history implies. The rectory address is 2969 Otis Avenue, Bronx NY 10465, telephone 718-828-3403.
From St. John’s Abbey Archive Search:
The Record (student newspaper, 1952-2005) SCHMIDT OSB, LAWRENCE -- VIEWS ON GRAND MARAIS AND GRAND PORTAGE INDIAN MISSIONS -- 1955 [ST. JOHN'S MISSION] 1955-05-06:p.03
Saint Johns Abbey Quarterly (1983-2000) SCHMIDT, LAWRENCE -- OBITUARY -- 1984 02/3 July 1984:p.10
From: http://www.zionsvillecatholic.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=9&page=196
There are also many traditions and practices that revolve around the chalice of a priest who has died. Oftentimes, when a priest is ordained, his family helps to support him in getting the chalice that he will use in his ministry, especially when he celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. There is a great deal of sentimental value attached to a priests chalice. There is in essence a legacy attached to the chalice of a priest. So, it has been a traditional custom for a deceased priest to will his chalice to another priest or a man studying to be a priest (a seminarian) so that the "legacy" of the deceased priest's ministry may live on. For instance, the chalice that my family helped me get prior to my ordination in 2006 has symbols and images which have helped me to focus even more when I am celebrating the Mass. When I was looking for a chalice, I ended up finding a beautiful old chalice that just needed to be refurbished and refinished so that I could then take it up and put it to good use. My chalice had actually been used for many years prior to myself by another priest. I do not know the name of that priest, but whoever he is, I remember him in my prayers at the Mass. His legacy in a sense lives on because his chalice is still being used by me today. The chalice, like some of the priest vestments, is very important in the life of a priest. After a priest dies, there is a hope that the chalice will continue to be used by other priests while celebrating the Sacred Liturgy.
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Oct 1899
Birthplace: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Peter John Smith
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Kate Monarski
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00312-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1302868
Reference Number: cn 222
Collection: Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
Professed July 11, 1922
Ordained June 11, 1927
St. Anselm’s, Bronx, New York, Assistant Pastor, 1928-1929
St. Benedict’s, Bronx, New York, Assistant Pastor, 1929-1947
St. John the Baptist, Grand Marais, MN, Pastor, 1947-1956
Holy Rosary, Grand Portage, MN, Pastor, 1947-1956
St. Benedict’s, Avon, MN, Pastor, 1956-1971
Mother of Mercy Home, Albany, MN, Chaplain, 1971-1981
St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, Retired, 1981-1984
Church of St. Benedict (230)
2969 Otis Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
Reverend Monsignor Edmund J. Whalen
(718) 828-3403
Church of St. Anselm (223)
673 Tinton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
Reverend Antonio Palacios O.A.R.
(718) 585-8666
Email b223@archny.org
From http://bronxcatholic.blogspot.com/search/label/Saint%20Benedict :
See page 482 for St Benedict's parish in Throgs Neck, established in 1923 by Benedictines from Collegeville, Minnesota. The present church dates from about 1960. About 1970, the parish was transferred from the care of the Benedictines to archdiocesan priests. I have been unable to determine whether the boundaries of the Village of Unionport included territory later within this parish, as the bicentennial history implies. The rectory address is 2969 Otis Avenue, Bronx NY 10465, telephone 718-828-3403.
From St. John’s Abbey Archive Search:
The Record (student newspaper, 1952-2005) SCHMIDT OSB, LAWRENCE -- VIEWS ON GRAND MARAIS AND GRAND PORTAGE INDIAN MISSIONS -- 1955 [ST. JOHN'S MISSION] 1955-05-06:p.03
Saint Johns Abbey Quarterly (1983-2000) SCHMIDT, LAWRENCE -- OBITUARY -- 1984 02/3 July 1984:p.10
From: http://www.zionsvillecatholic.com/index.cfm?load=news&newsarticle=9&page=196
There are also many traditions and practices that revolve around the chalice of a priest who has died. Oftentimes, when a priest is ordained, his family helps to support him in getting the chalice that he will use in his ministry, especially when he celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. There is a great deal of sentimental value attached to a priests chalice. There is in essence a legacy attached to the chalice of a priest. So, it has been a traditional custom for a deceased priest to will his chalice to another priest or a man studying to be a priest (a seminarian) so that the "legacy" of the deceased priest's ministry may live on. For instance, the chalice that my family helped me get prior to my ordination in 2006 has symbols and images which have helped me to focus even more when I am celebrating the Mass. When I was looking for a chalice, I ended up finding a beautiful old chalice that just needed to be refurbished and refinished so that I could then take it up and put it to good use. My chalice had actually been used for many years prior to myself by another priest. I do not know the name of that priest, but whoever he is, I remember him in my prayers at the Mass. His legacy in a sense lives on because his chalice is still being used by me today. The chalice, like some of the priest vestments, is very important in the life of a priest. After a priest dies, there is a hope that the chalice will continue to be used by other priests while celebrating the Sacred Liturgy.