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These women became the Marianites of Holy Cross. In 1841 the first Marianites received the religious habit. The Marianites were dedicated to Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Seven Dolors. The women of Holy Cross came to form three distinct congregations: Marianites of Holy Cross, Sisters of the Holy Cross, and Sisters of Holy Cross. [1]
The other two congregations of religious women in the tradition of the Holy Cross Family are the Marianites of Holy Cross (New Orleans, Louisiana) and the Sisters of Holy Cross (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). The Sisters of Holy Cross motherhouse is located in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.), the priests and brothers of Holy Cross. The sisters of the original congregation were broken off and made independent by Rome in 1856. Subsequently, the Holy Cross sisters became three independent communities of sisters, namely: The Marianites of Holy Cross (M.S.C.) (Le Mans, France)
The order originated with the priest John Eudes, who attempted to find homes for prostitutes under the care of Catholic women. One of these women, Madeleine Lamy persuaded Eudes that more was needed. Three Visitation nuns came to his aid temporarily, and, in 1641, a house was opened at Caen under the title of Refuge of Our Lady of Charity. [2]
A letter sent to Marianites of Holy Cross said Sister Suellen Tennyson was free and in U.S. hands in Niger's capital, Niamey, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
Father Saint-Germain, parish priest at Saint-Laurent Church asked Bishop Ignace Bourget to obtain some members of the Marianites of Holy Cross for his parish. On his return from Rome in 1847, Bourget introduced the Fathers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the Clerics of St. Viator, and the Mariantes to the diocese, Sisters of the Holy Cross. [1]
Seniors Bronagh Power-Cassidy, Janelle Allen, Cara McCormack and Callie Wright led Holy Cross on a fine ride in their careers, concluding in a loss to Iowa in the NCAA Tournament.
University of Holy Cross was founded in 1916 as a two-year women's normal school by the Marianites of Holy Cross. Its original location was in the Bywater area of New Orleans. [5] It became a 4-year institution in 1938. In 1947, a 40-acre (16 ha) parcel of land in Algiers was donated to the Marianites. The college completed a move across the ...