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Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Item No.: SP039

History
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, whose history is inextricably link with the West, came in 1858 from Tennessee to labor for slaveholder, freeholder, and indian in the vicariate of Bishop John Baptist Miege, vicar-apostolic of the Indian Territory (Missouri to the Rockies). The are a daughter foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky. Equipped only with Faith, spinnet, spinning wheel, and harp, the Sisters, under the leadership of Mother Xavier Ross --the convert daughter of a Methodist minister--battled for souls as pioneers battled for territory.

Purpose
The purposes of the Institute are personal sanctification of the members, and service of Christ in the neighbor. The Sisters teach kindergarten through college, conduct hospitals, homes for the aged and children, and are engaged in catechetical teaching for public school children.

Qualifications
• Completion of high school
• Age: under 30

Habit
The habit of the Sisters is of black serge, with a circular cape and veil.

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