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In 1867 Jesuit priest Arnold Damen invited the sisters to open a school at Holy Family in Chicago. [5] The BVMs opened a number of schools throughout the city, including St. Mary’s [6] and Immaculata High Schools. In 1885, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly a diocesan community, became a pontifical congregation. [7]
In nearby San Jose, California, the Presentation Sisters opened Presentation High School in 1962. The school still operates as an all-girls Catholic high school. In Sacramento, California, the Sisters staffed a pair of K–8 schools for 30 years each: Presentation School during 1961–1991, [21] and Saint Mary School during 1969–1999. [22]
The Presentation Sisters, officially the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a religious institute founded in Cork, Ireland, by Honora "Nano" Nagle in 1775. Historically, the sisters focused their energies on creating and staffing schools that would educate young people, especially young women.
St. Michael Parish School (West 32nd Street at Ninth Avenue) – Operated from 1870 to 1971; staffed by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Monica Parish School (416 East 80th Street) – Operated from 1883 to 1974; staffed by the Sisters of Charity (1883–1944) and the Sisters of St. Francis (1944–1974).
Mary Evelyn Puleo Chmiel (1963–1996), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of St. Louis; Member of the Catholic Worker Movement (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Missouri, USA) Ann Patricia McAleese (1934–1996), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Martyr (New York, USA – Cape Coast, Ghana)
Fraternitas Beatissimae Virginis Mariae: Comunitas Agnus Dei (Fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Community of the Lamb of God) – (Houses in: Bagnoregio | Gavi) [109] [42] United States. Children of Mary – Ohio (Houses in: Cincinnati | Newark) [110] [111] The Contemplatives of St. Joseph – San Francisco, California [112] [113] [114]
St. Joseph and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish St. Joseph Church, 200 Saint Joseph Dr, Amherst: Founded in 1864. Now merged with Nativity BVM Parish [106] Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 333 S. Lake St, South Amherst: Now merged with St. Joseph Parish [107] St. Joseph 32929 Lake Rd, Avon Lake Founded in 1949 [108] St. Jude
The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Carey, Ohio in the United States of America and is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Consolation. The Marian shrine is administered by the Order of Saint Francis and is designated as National shrine by the Holy ...