Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore
Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore were the American members of a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in the London suburb of Mill Hill, England, in 1868. Connected to the Society of Mill Hill Missionaries from the time of their founding, they were committed to serving the needy of the world. Members of the congregation came to the United States in 1881, where they were the first white religious order dedicated to serve the African-American population of Baltimore.[1] The United States Province merged with the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in 2001 and continue their ministry in Baltimore.
History
Mill Hill
In 1866, the future English
In 1868 Vaughan received a group of Anglican Franciscan
The following year Vaughan received an appeal from the American Catholic
Baltimore
In 1881, five Franciscan Sisters of the Five Wounds came to the United States at the invitation of Cardinal
After the closing of the orphanage, the Sisters opened there the St. Francis School for
During the mid-1960s, as the Franciscan Sisters saw the growing tensions of the American inner city populations and the riots in their own neighborhoods, they looked for other ways to meet the needs of those around them. In answer to a need expressed by the local community, in 1968 they opened the Franciscan Center of Baltimore to provide emergency food and clothing. It was opened under the supervision of Irene Marshiano and continues to operate.[9]
In 1993 the Franciscan Sisters celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of the congregation. Their celebration was marred, however, by the recent murder of the superior of the convent which housed their retired members, MaryAnn Glinka, in a crime which shocked the people of the city.[10]
Dissolution
By the end of the 20th century, the Sisters were faced with both an aging membership and few new applicants. They made the decision to merge with the
References
- ^ Gillard, John Thomas (1930). The Catholic Church and the American Negro. Baltimore: St. Joseph's Society Press. p. 163.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4680-8.
- ^ "Part 1: Our History". Mill Hill Missionaries.
- ^ "Franciscan Third Order Regular Sisterhoods: United States: I. Sisterhoods with a Primary Site in the United States". St. Bonaventure University.
- ^ "Part 2: The Society". Mill Hill Missionaries.
- ^ "Part 3: Mission in North America". Mill Hill Missionaries.
- ^ a b "About Us: History". St. Elizabeth School. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques; Waldron, Thomas W. (March 20, 1993). "Grace and strength marked life of a nun 'who gave her life to helping people'". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques (November 12, 2013). "Sister Irene Marshiano, founder of the Franciscan Center, dies at 70". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Siegel, Eric and James, Michael. "Nun slain at her convent warrant issued Police hunt Baltimore man, 34, who is charged in killing", The Baltimore Sun, March 20, 1993
- ^ "Baltimore Franciscans Merge with Us". Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-10-10.