2012 Year of Women Religious at 401 E. 20th Street, Covington, KY 41014 US - March
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March
Tom Ward Diocesan Archivist |
As part of the Year of Women Religious observance, the Messenger will publish a series of “facts and figures,” once a month, unearthing a little bit of the history and contributions of women religious to the mission of the Diocese of Covington during its 159 years. In March of: 1856 – The first Sisters of Charity of Nazareth arrived in Covington to start an academy for girls. They began LaSalette Academy in the fall. 1864 – Father Peter Mahon, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Maysville, purchased property that became the first convent of the Visitation Nuns in the diocese. 1921 – The first nurses graduated from the “Nazareth Training School” at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. The hospital had been operated by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1877 when they took charge from the Sisters of Mercy of St. Louis. 1946 – The Sisters of St. Benedict sought permission from the Sacred Congregation of the Affairs of Religious to engage in hospital work, which was granted. 1856 – The first Sisters of Charity of Nazareth arrived in Covington to start an academy for girls. They began LaSalette Academy in the fall. 1864 – Father Peter Mahon, pastor of St. Patrick Church in Maysville, purchased property that became the first convent of the Visitation Nuns in the diocese. 1921 – The first nurses graduated from the “Nazareth Training School” at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. The hospital had been operated by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1877 when they took charge from the Sisters of Mercy of St. Louis. 1946 – The Sisters of St. Benedict sought permission from the Sacred Congregation of the Affairs of Religious to engage in hospital work, which was granted.
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