Blessings Expressions of Faith
Sisters of St. Agnes
Item No.: SP001
History
The Reverend Casper Rehrl, D.D., a zealous pioneer missionary of the mid-nineteenth century, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes at Barton, Wisconsin, in 1858. Mother Mary Agnes Hazotte, the first Superior General, with the permission of the right Reverend John Martin Henni, D.D., bishop of what was then the diocese of Milwaukee, transferred the Motherhouse of the Congregation to Fund du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1870.
Purpose
The education of youth in its various aspects was the primary purpose of the foundation. They also conducted two schools for nursing, four hospitals, two orphanages and a home for the aged.
Qualifications
• Completion of high school for the postulancy.
• Age: Between the ages of 14 and 35.
Habit
The sisters wear a black habit and veil, and a white wimple and guimpe.
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