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The monastery served as the base of operations for the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn as they spread out over the City of Brooklyn in their ministry of education. In 1989, Pope John Paul II raised the congregation to one of Pontifical Right, making them independent of the local bishop , almost entirely subject only to the Holy See .
The convent housed a number of important relics, including those of the True Cross and fragments of a bone of Saint Dominic. [ 7 ] The landscaped grounds encompass 1.4 acres (5,700 m 2 ) and are enclosed by a high stone wall creating an oasis in the densely populated urban neighborhood which surrounds it.
The Monastery and Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, a Roman Catholic monastery in Union City that closed in 1980. Monastery of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Union City. Newark Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Newark. St. Paul's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located near Newton.
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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 Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth are a Roman Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right, based in the Convent Station area of Morris Township, New Jersey, USA. The religious order was established in 1859 in Newark, New Jersey , following the example of Elizabeth Ann Seton 's community that was founded in 1809 in Emmitsburg ...
"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.