Sisters of the Holy Ghost (Dubuque)
The Sisters of the Holy Ghost of Dubuque were a
nuns
.
The congregation was founded in 1890, by the
Archbishop of Dubuque
John Hennessey, its objectives being the cultivation of devotion to God the Holy Ghost and the education of youth. The mother-house was in St. Anthony's parish, West Dubuque, Iowa.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Religious Congregations of the Holy Ghost". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.