UpdatedSat, May 22, 2021 at 9:27 am ET
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Reverend Mother Dorcas Rosenlund
BETHLEHEM, CT - Reverend Mother Dorcas (née Mary Loretta) Rosenlund, 93, member of the Abbey of Regina Laudis, died at the Abbey on May 20, 2021, from complications due to old age. Mother Dorcas entered Regina Laudis in 1982 after distinguishing herself in two careers, in Public Relations and in Medicine as a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. She was the Abbey's baker for over thirty years and founded the Contemplative Medical Center of Regina Laudis.
Mary Loretta Rosenlund was born on August 4, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Arthur and Helen Ternon Rosenlund. She was proud of her Swedish roots on her father's side and Irish and English roots on her mother's side of the family. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy and received her Bachelor's Degree, majoring in English, at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. These schools, her class mates, and the city of Philadelphia always held a special place in her heart.