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Sisters of Charity - Holy Family School in Parma during the 50s. Vincentian @srcharitycinti Lois Marie Anton leads her class. @DIOCESEofCLE Anton, Vintage, Catholic School, Catholic Church, Catholic Priest, Vintage Catholic, Catholic Men, Orthodoxy, Charity
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Sisters of Charity - Holy Family School in Parma during the 50s. Vincentian @srcharitycinti Lois Marie Anton leads her class. @DIOCESEofCLE
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Adrian Dominican Sisters pray the Divine Office at the Convent Chapel at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, Illinois. The Adrian Dominicans founded the school in 1958. Four Dominican sisters from Bavaria arrived in New York City in 1853 to minister to The growing German Catholic community. A small group of sisters went to Adrian, Mich., in the 1880s. The congregation pursued ministries of education, healthcare and social services throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Leon, High School, Convent, Catholic Religion, Catholic Traditions, Catholic Faith, Catholic Orders, Roman Catholic
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Adrian Dominican Sisters pray the Divine Office at the Convent Chapel at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, Illinois. The Adrian Dominicans founded the school in 1958. Four Dominican sisters from Bavaria arrived in New York City in 1853 to minister to The growing German Catholic community. A small group of sisters went to Adrian, Mich., in the 1880s. The congregation pursued ministries of education, healthcare and social services throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sisters Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri mapped the positions and brightness of 481,215 stars. Vatican, History Of Astronomy, Process, Early 1900s, 19th Century, World Religions, Catholic News, Mystery Of History
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Sisters Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri mapped the positions and brightness of 481,215 stars.
IHM Sisters, Monroe, Mich.: The St. Mary Academy girls had riding lessons on their class schedule and some brought their own horses from home. The Archives includes a letter written on Aug. 24, 1939, from Bettijane Warner of Detroit: “Dear Sister Miriam, I am writing to ask you if it will be all right to bring my horse to school the week following my arrival at the academy.” The riding academy closed in 1942 when Riding Master Russ Sweeny went to military service in World War II. Military, Military Service, Riding Lessons, St Mary, The St, Mary, Riding, Academy
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IHM Sisters, Monroe, Mich.: The St. Mary Academy girls had riding lessons on their class schedule and some brought their own horses from home. The Archives includes a letter written on Aug. 24, 1939, from Bettijane Warner of Detroit: “Dear Sister Miriam, I am writing to ask you if it will be all right to bring my horse to school the week following my arrival at the academy.” The riding academy closed in 1942 when Riding Master Russ Sweeny went to military service in World War II.
Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province, Washington State. This 1959 photo shows two of our SPs on the right, with a Sister of St. Ann and a Sister of St. Joseph, at the Portage Glacier in Alaska. How has climate change has affected that Glacier since then? Alaska, Washington State, Providence, St Joseph, Mother
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Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province, Washington State. This 1959 photo shows two of our SPs on the right, with a Sister of St. Ann and a Sister of St. Joseph, at the Portage Glacier in Alaska. How has climate change has affected that Glacier since then?
Sister Martha Walsh celebrates her diamond jubilee this year! She's a Sister of Charity from Cincinnati. Read more about her at: http://www.srcharitycinti.org/news_events/jubilee_diamonds.htm#walsh … Nursing, Reading, Daughters Of Charity, Martha, Sisterhood
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Sister Martha Walsh celebrates her diamond jubilee this year! She's a Sister of Charity from Cincinnati. Read more about her at: http://www.srcharitycinti.org/news_events/jubilee_diamonds.htm#walsh …
Beer Nuns. From the early 19th century until the 1960s, the Sisters of Charity drank a light table beer during lunch. The sister in this picture is topping up supplies in the mother convent in Ghent (Belgium), #1955 (source: heritagecentre_scjm ) Beer, Belgium, Century, 1960s
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Beer Nuns. From the early 19th century until the 1960s, the Sisters of Charity drank a light table beer during lunch. The sister in this picture is topping up supplies in the mother convent in Ghent (Belgium), #1955 (source: heritagecentre_scjm )
Sisters prepare to go apple picking in the evenings. IHM Sisters, Monroe, Michigan. Berry, Summer, Michigan, Berry Picking, Summer Evening, Bride Of Christ, Evening
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IHM Sisters (Monroe, Mich.),1958. As recorded in the Motherhouse Chronicles: “The drama, Voice of Bernadette, which was written by Sister Mary Aquin [Ann Chester] to commemorate the centennial year of Lourdes, was presented in Lilac Court by a group of the Sisters. The finale was a candlelight procession to the Grotto, where Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given – a fitting tribute to our Lady on the eve of her feast.” Portrait, Jensen Ackles, Lady, Adoration, Feast, Lourdes, Sisters In Christ
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IHM Sisters (Monroe, Mich.),1958. As recorded in the Motherhouse Chronicles: “The drama, Voice of Bernadette, which was written by Sister Mary Aquin [Ann Chester] to commemorate the centennial year of Lourdes, was presented in Lilac Court by a group of the Sisters. The finale was a candlelight procession to the Grotto, where Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given – a fitting tribute to our Lady on the eve of her feast.”
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During his homily at her canonization Mass in St. Peter's Square, St. Pope John Paul II said that in St. Josephine Bakhita, "We find a shining advocate of genuine emancipation. The history of her life inspires not passive acceptance but the firm resolve to work effectively to free girls and women from oppression and violence, and to return them to their dignity in the full exercise of their rights." Gifts, Samuel, Josephine, Catholic, Photographer, St Josephine Bakhita, Catholic Gifts
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During his homily at her canonization Mass in St. Peter's Square, St. Pope John Paul II said that in St. Josephine Bakhita, "We find a shining advocate of genuine emancipation. The history of her life inspires not passive acceptance but the firm resolve to work effectively to free girls and women from oppression and violence, and to return them to their dignity in the full exercise of their rights."
1979: Sister Assisi playing ping pong in her shades at the New Community Homes. Pong, Ping Pong, Greats, Vincent De Paul
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1966: The Sisters from St. Joseph in Mobile AL and a few Sisters of Charity enjoy a day at the beach in Pensacola, FL. Catholic School Girl, Dorothy, Catholic Prayers, Joseph
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1966: The Sisters from St. Joseph in Mobile AL and a few Sisters of Charity enjoy a day at the beach in Pensacola, FL.
This 1956 photo taken in Normandy, Mo., shows Sister Hiltrudis with orphans who helped mark her 50th Jubilee celebration of being an Oblate Sister of Providence. #HistoryNun oblatesisters.com Celebrities, School, Kids Photos, Catholic Family Life, Catholic Family, Catholic Girl
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This 1956 photo taken in Normandy, Mo., shows Sister Hiltrudis with orphans who helped mark her 50th Jubilee celebration of being an Oblate Sister of Providence. #HistoryNun oblatesisters.com
Every bunny loves a sister! This photo features Sister Mary Ann Phelan and students from St. Patrick's School in Clinton, Iowa fifty years ago. #HistoryNun www.clintonfranciscans.com Clinton Iowa, Youth, Mary Ann, Fifties
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Every bunny loves a sister! This photo features Sister Mary Ann Phelan and students from St. Patrick's School in Clinton, Iowa fifty years ago. #HistoryNun www.clintonfranciscans.com
Sister Jeanita, RSM, grilling for her community in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1961. #HistoryNun www.sistersofmercy.org Rc Lens, Council Bluffs Iowa, Council Bluffs, Community, Nuns Habits
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Sister Jeanita, RSM, grilling for her community in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1961. #HistoryNun www.sistersofmercy.org
Sisters of Mercy visit Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota, 1960. #HistoryNun www.sistersofmercy.org South, South Dakota, Sisters Of Mercy, Park, Mercy
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Sisters of Mercy visit Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota, 1960. #HistoryNun www.sistersofmercy.org
The Benedictine Nuns of St. Emma Monastery are pictured here in 1931. The sisters came from Germany at the request of their Mother house to work in the kitchens and dining rooms of the St. Vincent Archabbey, Seminary and College. Since then, the sisters have established a monastery and two retreat houses. In January of 2010, they gained the canonical status of an Independent Priory. #HistoryNun www.stemma.org Bremen, Latrobe Pennsylvania, Divine Providence, Roman Catholic Art
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The Benedictine Nuns of St. Emma Monastery are pictured here in 1931. The sisters came from Germany at the request of their Mother house to work in the kitchens and dining rooms of the St. Vincent Archabbey, Seminary and College. Since then, the sisters have established a monastery and two retreat houses. In January of 2010, they gained the canonical status of an Independent Priory. #HistoryNun www.stemma.org
Sisters Joan Keleher Doyle (Leon) and Teresian Verwiel, BVM, enjoy fishing from the dock at the BVM vacation lodge in Hayward, WI. #GoneFishin #HistoryNun www.bvmcong.org Hayward, Lodge, Dock, Throwback Thursday, Tidbits, Doyle
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Sisters Joan Keleher Doyle (Leon) and Teresian Verwiel, BVM, enjoy fishing from the dock at the BVM vacation lodge in Hayward, WI. #GoneFishin #HistoryNun www.bvmcong.org
Sister Lynn Marie Gillanders, OP, teaching first grade at St. Joseph's school in Fremont, California, around 1964. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.msjdominicans.org Fremont California, Duke Of York
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Sister Lynn Marie Gillanders, OP, teaching first grade at St. Joseph's school in Fremont, California, around 1964. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.msjdominicans.org
The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California was originally founded in San Francisco, CA, but after the earthquake of 1906, the Motherhouse was moved to Mission San Jose. Here the sisters are pictured in 1924. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.msjdominicans.org Pin Up, Godly Woman, Girl, Poses, Pretty, Photo, Women
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The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California was originally founded in San Francisco, CA, but after the earthquake of 1906, the Motherhouse was moved to Mission San Jose. Here the sisters are pictured in 1924. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.msjdominicans.org
Mother Maria Luisa Josefa founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles in 1921 -- her cause for sainthood is in progress. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.carmelitesistersocd.com Portraits, Los Angeles, Angeles, Teresa Of Ávila, Cristo
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Mother Maria Luisa Josefa founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles in 1921 -- her cause for sainthood is in progress. #HistoryNun #NCSW www.carmelitesistersocd.com
Sister Kathleen Bryant, RSC, in Namwala, Zambia in 1983. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.rsccaritas.org/ Faith, Kathleen, Ncsw, Missionary, Bryant, Missionary Work, Mission
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Sister Kathleen Bryant, RSC, in Namwala, Zambia in 1983. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.rsccaritas.org/
Sister Kathleen Bryant, RSC, as a novice in 1968. Sister Kathleen is an author and spiritual director. For 21 years she was a Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.rsccaritas.org/ Director, Archdiocese
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Sister Kathleen Bryant, RSC, as a novice in 1968. Sister Kathleen is an author and spiritual director. For 21 years she was a Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.rsccaritas.org/
Sisters of Saint Joseph: Nun using card catalogue in the New York Public Library, 1944. Alfred Eisenstaedt. #HistoryNun #NCSW Vintage New York, Public, Kyoto, Libraries, Vintage Library, Library, New York Public Library, Card Catalog
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Sisters of Saint Joseph: Nun using card catalogue in the New York Public Library, 1944. Alfred Eisenstaedt. #HistoryNun #NCSW
For 55 years (1931-1986), S. Marie Concetta Papania devoted her life to music. Teaching others to appreciate music was a part of the fiber of her being. srcharitycinti.org #HistoryNun #NCSW People, Katharine Drexel, Saint Katharine Drexel
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The Sisters of St. Francis overseeing the construction of Lourdes' Duns Scotus Library, 1950. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.sistersosf.org/ Ohio, St Francis, Over The Years
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The Sisters of St. Francis overseeing the construction of Lourdes' Duns Scotus Library, 1950. #HistoryNun #NCSW http://www.sistersosf.org/