Chapel Chalice
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- Material
- Metal
- Description
- A simple gold chalice. Engraved on the base is "In Memoriam Bessie Bennett Brookes".
- Collection
- Teachers & Staff
- Title
- Gold Chalice In Memory of Bessie Bennett Brookes
- Name Access
- Brookes, Bessie Bennett
- Category
- School Artifacts
- Sub-Category
- Chapel
- Start Date
- 1945
- Description
- A simple gold chalice. Engraved on the base is "In Memoriam Bessie Bennett Brookes".
- Public Description
- A chalice used for the celebration of Eucharist in a Christian mass. The chalice is dedicated to Bessie Bennett Brookes. Bessie worked in the Busar's Office of St. Andrew's College for more than thirty years. Born in England, she came to Canada as a child and later joined St. Andrew's while it was still in Rosedale. She moved with the College to Aurora, and was known as a happy, loveable woman who was friends with all the boys.
- Material
- Metal
- Culture
- Staff
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Accession No.
- 2022-610
- Type
- Artifact