Sister Germaine Bevans, O.S.B. Scholarship

Sister Germaine Bevans, O.S.B., former prioress of Holy Name Monastery and a Saint Leo University trustee, died peacefully on February 12, 2010, surrounded by her family and sisters in Christ.

A native of Belize and the eldest of 10 children, Sr. Germaine knew she wanted to become a religious sister at an early age. She professed her first vows as a Pallottine sister in 1956. Sr. Germaine served as a teacher and principal in Belize for 20 years before being called by God to join the Benedictine Sisters of Florida in 1973. She became principal of Saint Anthony School in San Antonio, FL in 1976, a position she gave up in 1986 to serve two terms as prioress of Holy Name Monastery. In 1999, she was appointed Vicar of Religious for the Diocese of St. Petersburg by Bishop Robert N. Lynch, a position she held until her death. The bishop honored Sister with the Pro Ecclesia Award in 2000. She celebrated her Golden Jubilee in May 2006.

Sister Germaine served on the university’s board of trustees from 1986 to 1998, and again from 2000 until 2009.