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Mother Magdalen and Mother Constance, foundress of the Order of Poor Clare in the United States. 1875 |
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The Poor Clares Come To The U.S.A. Mother Magdalen Bentivoglio and her natural sister, Sr. Mary Constance Bentivoglio came to the USA in 1875, sent by Pope Pius IX and the Minister General of the Franciscan Order to bring the Order of Poor Clares to America. After many hardships, original plans did not work out. They did not know the language, and were not accepted in many places they tried. Finally they were acccepted in Omaha, Nebraska, and Mr. John Creighton from Creighton Universtiy befriended them, funding the building of the first Poor Clare Monastery in the USA. Other Developments In the latter part of the 1880's, Mother Magdalen left the Omaha Monastery with a few sisters to start another Monastery in New Orleans, LA. Omaha was going well with several new members. She left her sister, Sr. Mary Constance at Omaha to take care of that Monastery. After getting the Monastery established in New Orleans, Mother Magdalen went back to Omaha. |
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