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Convent Chapel & Convent, Oldenburg, Indiana. The Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana was founded in 1851 by Mother Theresa Hackelmeier (1827–1860), who journeyed to the United States from a convent in Vienna, Austria, alone, after her companion chose to return.
St. Catherine of Sienna Convent; St. Joseph Parish Complex; St. Leo Church (New York City) St. Mary of the Angels Motherhouse Complex (Amherst, New York) San José de la Laguna Mission and Convento; Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament; St. Mary's Convent; St. Nilus Skete
Pages in category "Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns by order" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
"The growth and decline of the population of Catholic nuns cross-nationally, 1960-1990: A case of secularization as social structural change." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (1996): 171-183. JSTOR 1387084; Fialka, John J. Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America (New York: St. Martin Press, 2003), popular journalism.
A German immigrant, Gier had designed St. Mary's Church in Mount Angel, and may have become known to the nuns during their time in Oregon. [2] Construction began in 1919 and was completed in 1924. Given the labor shortage in the area following World War I, some of the resident nuns helped quarry and transport the stone to the building site. [2]
Maryknoll Academy, (now Maryhill College) a co-educational primary and secondary school, was founded in 1938 initially name as Lucena Catholic School in the heart of Lucena (near St. Ferdinand Cathedral Parish), in Quezon Province, Philippines.
The Congregation of Jesus is one of two congregations of religious sisters founded during the 17th century through the work of the nun Mary Ward, who was dedicated to female education. The other congregation is the Sisters of Loreto , a name they shared until recently, which is also spread widely around the world.
Since its foundation as a priory in 1947, the monastery has grown to include some 40 nuns. [4] The Monastery of Regina Laudis became an independent abbey in 1976. On February 10, 1976, Mother Benedict Duss, O.S.B. was elected the first Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis and became the first nun in America to receive the abbatial ...