Sisters of St. Francis of Penance & Christian Charity - Stella Niagara

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The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity was founded in 1835 in the Netherlands by Mother Magdalen (Catherine) Damen. The presence of the congregation in the United States dates from 1874, when the first three missionary Sisters, accompanied by General Superior Mother Aloysia Lenders, arrived in Buffalo, New York. Stella Niagara, built in 1908 along the banks of the Niagara Rive

r, is the Holy Name Province motherhouse, the administrative center for one of the ten international provinces and five missions whose members follow the way of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi and founder, Mother Magdalen Damen.

Sponsored institutions include Stella Niagara Education Park, the Center of Renewal Retreat and Conference Center, The Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Francis Center Women's Respite Program and Children's Program in Niagara Falls, as well as a mission in Chiapas, Mexico. Sisters serve in Western New York, Ohio, West Virginia, and Rome, Italy.

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4421 Lower River Road
Stella Niagara, NY
14144

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+17167544311

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