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The motherhouse of the congregation, Sinsinawa Mound, has been called the "Hill of Grace". Since 1847, more than 3,200 women have ascended its slopes to take their vows as Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, then departed to preach and teach the Gospel. Today, the Mound still serves as the motherhouse for about 250 sisters and more than 200 associates ...
Dominican University (DU), known from 1922 to 1997 as Rosary College, is a private Roman Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees, certificate programs, and a PhD in information studies. Dominican University offers more than 50 majors in the Rosary ...
Dominican High School opened in September 1956, with 174 freshmen from 26 parishes. Although sponsored by the Sinsinawa Dominicans, the school was championed by two pastors, Peter E. Dietz, pastor of St. Monica Parish (1912–1947) and Farrell P. Reilly, pastor of St. Robert Parish (1912–1958).
Marist College (Poughkeepsie, New York) – ownership transferred to a lay board of trustees in 1969 [4] Marymount Manhattan College ( New York, New York ) Maryville University ( St. Louis, Missouri ) – renounced affiliation with the Catholic Church in 1972
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[4] The academy was a Roman Catholic Institution, its corps of teachers a body of religious women of the order of Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, founded for the sole purpose of teaching. Many of the pupils entered with the intention of becoming teachers elsewhere, therefore the course of instruction was in the main directed to that end.
1830: Congregation of St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus, OH (now Dominican Sisters of Peace) 1849: Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary, Sinsinawa, WI 1850: Congregation of the Most Holy Name, San Rafael, CA 1853: Congregation of the Holy Cross, Amityville, NY 1860: Dominican Sisters of St. Mary, New Orleans, LA (now Dominican Sisters of Peace)
Dominican sisters were brought to the college in 1847. The college was sold in 1852. The Dominican center was relocated to Benton, Wisconsin. [1] The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters bought Sinsinawa after Mazzuchelli's death in 1864. They "moved the school and motherhouse back to the Mound.