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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 .
Blessed Mary Angela, foundress of the Felician sisters Chapel (1936) of the Felician sisters in Livonia, Michigan. 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 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]
The women, aged 69 to 99, were all members of a Felician Sisters convent in Livonia, Michigan 13 Religious Sisters Have Died From COVID-19 at a Single Convent in Michigan Skip to main content
Convent of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph – Hamburg [112] Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex, also known as the Felician Sisters Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Chapel and Convent – Cheektowaga; Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity at Stella Niagara Education Park, Stella Niagara, Lewiston
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.
The college was initially a teacher-training center for sisters in the education apostolate and was established as an affiliate of the Catholic University of America.In 1961, a provisional charter was secured from the Board of Regents of the State of New York to grant Associate in Arts and Associate in Applied Science degrees to women religious.
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