by Director of Communications | Jul 21, 2020 | Heritage, NEWS, Sisters of Charity Archives
Sister Mary Frances Wallace, one of the founding Sisters of Charity of New York, died on this day in 1890 and is buried in the Sisters’ Cemetery at Mount Saint Vincent. Maria Wallace entered the community in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1832. A few years later, she was sent to...
by Director of Communications | Jul 10, 2020 | Heritage, NEWS, Our Sisters
Almost every Sister of Charity has a story to tell. Unfortunately, many choose not to tell it or have it told. My friend, Sr. Mary Kelly (Sr. John Mary), was one of these Sisters. I realized this recently when I learned so many in the Congregation never knew her....
by Director of Communications | Feb 15, 2019 | Heritage, NEWS
By Mary E. McCormick, SC Elizabeth Seton had two life-changing experiences in a place of quarantine. In 1799 her father, Dr. Richard Bayley, became Chief Medical Officer at the Quarantine Station on Staten Island. His task: to examine immigrants to prevent any with...
