by Cecilia Gutierrez Venable, The Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary
For 125 years, the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate served the poor and, in particular, people of color. They are the first order of sisters founded in Texas. Their foundress, Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, built the first Catholic African American school and church in San Antonio, the second in the state of Texas. The sisters carried their mission and work beyond the Lone Star State's borders and included most of the South and a few metropolitan areas of the North. They crossed the R
ISBN: 9781540228536
130 pages
Published: 2018-03-05
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions