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The Felician Sisters, in full Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi (abbreviated CSSF), is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of and live in common.
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi, also known as the Felician Sisters, was founded in 1855 by Sophia Truszkowska in Warsaw. There are 1800 sisters, of whom 700 serve in the North American Province. Other provinces are based in Kraków, Przemyśl, Warsaw, and Curitiba, Brazil. They ...
For the Felician sisters this day is considered the official founding day of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice. [5] This new community embodied the active-contemplative model of Felix of Cantalice, the first Capuchin Franciscan to be canonized. In 1857, she and several associates took the Franciscan habit.
The Felician Sisters have run their convent and other operations on a roughly 27-acre property along Enfield Street for 90 years but now want permission to dedicate much of it for housing. They ...
The Felician Sisters originated in Poland and came to the United States in 1874, which became its main base. The sisters provided social mobility for young Polish women. Although the congregation was involved in the care of orphans, the aged, and the sick, teaching remained its primary concern. [37]
Kane succeeds Felician Sister Donna Marie Trukowski, who retired in June after working at the school as an educator and then as principal and president for more than 37 years.
Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, or Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent, is a historic Roman Catholic convent located at Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. It is included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo .
Fr. Zmijewski made a heartfelt appeal to Mother Cajetan, Mother Provincial of the Felician Sisters in Detroit, to have the sisters oversee the school. His request was granted, and in September 1901, the Felician Sisters launched Our Lady of Mount Carmel School by opening two classrooms in the basement for first and second-grade students.