CHERUBIM, Mary Schaefer

Sister Mary Cherubim Schaefer (Celia Schaefer) was an American composer, arranger, music educator, and Franciscan sister, born in Slinger, Wisconsin, in 1886. She studied with church musician John Singenberger and became an important figure in the music programme of the School Sisters of St. Francis and Alverno College. A prolific composer of sacred and educational music, she also directed the convent orchestra and contributed significantly to Catholic music education in the United States. sssf.org
She compiled, edited, arranged, and contributed original compositions to the three-volume Alverno Hymnal and Choir Book (1948–1953). A contemporary review specifically notes that she supplied numerous original compositions where new music was needed