Saturday, December 18, 2021

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, were originally situated in Nashville, Tennessee. The bishop in Kansas asked the Sisters to come work for him, apparently leaving a hole in the religious life fabric of Middle Tennessee. The Somerset, OH, Dominicans made a foundation in Nashville two years later, which became the St Cecilia Congregation. 

SCL History:

https://www.scls.org/about-us/history/

Building shown in Dehey:

https://www.stmary.edu/campus-for-tomorrow/about


Vocational Link:

https://www.scls.org/interested-in-becoming-a-sister/about-be, coming-a-sister/#form

Sisters of Charity of St Augustine

The Sisters of Charity of St Augustine took over the ministries of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Mary. 

History:

https://www.srsofcharity.org/index.php/archives/history/

St Joseph's Orphanage for Girls:

https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/st-josephs-orphanage-girls

Madonna Hall:

https://case.edu/ech/articles/m/madonna-hall

Building shown in Dehey:

https://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/2012/11/lakewood_catholic_academy_loca.html


All of the Catholic orphanages were eventually blended into Parmadale, which was conducted by Catholic Charities.  

Article with photos:

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/567

Here's another Parmadale site:

http://www.clevelandmemory.org/parmadale/index.html

Catholic Charities closes Parmadale:

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2014/01/parmadale_sex_allegations_inve.html

And the demolition of the same:

https://www.cleveland.com/news/erry-2018/09/23988103098263/parmadale-demolition-begins-ne.html


History of Catholic Charities in Cleveland:

https://www.ccdocle.org/about/history


Sisters of Charity of St Augustine Vocational Link:

https://www.srsofcharity.org/index.php/vowed-members/


Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Mary

There are a mere two paragraphs in Dehey regarding this congregation. They came from France, and wore secular attire. However, "Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Mary" doesn't bring up anything on Google search, except for congregations with similar names. 

Most of the Cleveland historical websites simply mention the "Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary" from France. 

From the looks of it, this congregation went back to France, and the Sisters of Charity of St Augustine took over their ministries. 


If anyone has further information on the Ladies of the Sacred Heart of Mary, please leave a comment. 

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