Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
- Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration is a Roman Catholic religious order for women whose motherhouse, St. Rose of Viterbo Convent, is in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the Diocese of La Crosse. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration founded Viterbo University and staffed Aquinas High School in La Crosse. [ [http://www.viterbo.edu/CampusHistory.aspx Viterbo University - La Crosse, WI ] ] [ [http://www.aquinasschools.org/high/drupal/history The History of Aquinas High School | Aquinas High School ] ] The order was founded in 1849.
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have their retirement home in St. Joseph's Ridge, Wisconsin.
The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist was formed as a separate religious order on December 2, 1973, as a result of a period of renewal within the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. [ [http://www.fsecommunity.org/story.html Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist: Our Story ] ]
The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist shared the original founders with the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of St. Francis, Wisconsin. [ [http://fspa.org/aboutus/history.asp History ] ] [ [http://www.fsecommunity.org/story.html Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist: Our Story ] ] [ [http://www.lakeosfs.org/who_we_are/history.asp Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi ] ]
Notable people
*Thea Bowman, educator
References
External links
* [http://fspa.org/ Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration La Crosse]
* [http://www.fsecommunity.org/ Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist]
* [http://www.lakeosfs.org/ Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi]
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