The Sisters of Loretto or the Loretto Community is a Catholic religious institute that strives "to bring the healing Spirit of God into our world." Founded in the United States in 1812 and based in the rural community of Nerinx, Kentucky,[2] the organization has communities in 16 US states and in Bolivia, Chile, China, Ghana, Pakistan, and Peru.
The Loretto Community encompasses members without vows and also volunteers.
The Sisters of Loretto are sometimes confused with the Sisters of Loreto, whose members included Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Better known as The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this congregation, which runs Loreto Schools around the world, was founded by Englishwoman Mary Ward in 1609. The Sisters of Loreto and Loretto are not related.
The Sisters of Loretto were founded in 1812 by three women, Mary Rhodes, Ann Havern, and Christina Stuart, under the guidance of Rev. Charles Nerinckx in Kentucky, under the name of The Little Society of the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross.[3] Their mission was to educate the poor children of the frontier. They were an early group to receive Black novices, but they segregated them in various ways and they eventually were released from their vows.[4]
When the community was formed into a religious congregation, it was renamed the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross.[5]Mother Praxedes Carty updated the constitution of the Sisters of Loretto with Rome in the early 1900s.[6]
The Sisters were early collaborators with the Jesuits in their missionary endeavors among the native Americans.[7] The work of the Sisters spread to the American Southwest during the 1870s,[8] as the Sisters opened a Loretto Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (This school is the site of the famed staircase in the former school chapel, believed by some to have been built through supernatural intervention.[9]) They also began an all-girls school in Montgomery, AL, in 1873, called Loretto High.
The Sisters gained a reputation for educational innovation, as well as racial and religious tolerance, which created a strong interest in having their services. By the 1890s they had opened a girls' school in St. Paul, Kansas, in the Diocese of Wichita, and in 1899 were invited to work in the Diocese of Kansas City in Missouri, where they first started teaching in parochial schools of the city and opened a Loretto Academy in 1901. The Sisters also worked in Iowa and had a mission school for the children of the Osage nation in Oklahoma.[10] The Sisters founded two colleges: Loretto Heights College in Denver (founded as an academy in 1891 and becoming a college in 1918) and Loretto College in Webster Groves, Missouri (later known as Webster College, now known as Webster University), in 1915.[11] The college in Denver lives on in the Loretto Heights School of Nursing at Regis University with its large nursing program. In 2012 the Sisters received the Civis Princeps award from Regis University, with mention of their founding 27 schools in Colorado, ten still in operation, including St. Mary’s Academy which bestowed the first high school diploma in the Colorado territory in 1875. In addition the Sisters founded 21 nonprofits in Colorado including Earthlinks,[12] Project WISE,[13] and the Women’s Bean Project.[14]
Organization
In recent years, the institute has diffused into a larger Loretto Community, which includes the Loretto Sisters with vows and members without religious vows, as well as volunteers.[15][16] These young adult volunteers serve in New York City, Washington, DC,[17] and St. Louis, MO.[18][19]
In June 2005, the Loretto Community dedicated the Colorado affordable-housing community of Mount Loretto, built in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Denver. In order to advance its charitable activities, the group holds NGO status with the United Nations. Strongly committed to social justice, the Loretto Community opposes nuclear weaponry and proliferation, and advocates for migrantworkers and torture victims of oppressive regimes.
The Loretto Community publishes Loretto Magazine, In Brief, a newsletter of the Education Committee, Loretto Earth News,[26] and the Justice and Peace Newsletter.[27]
References
^"President and Executive Committee". Loretto Community. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
^. awards.aaslh.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross | Catholic Answers". www.catholic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Lucas, Marion (2003-01-01). "A History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891". African American Studies.
^Curtis, Georgina Pell, ed. (1911). The American Catholic Who's Who. St. Louis: B. Herder. p. 89.
^"The Catholic Osage Mission". A Catholic Mission. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Murphree, Rachel. "Library Research Guides. Borderlands. Sisters of Loretto Have Long Tradition in Southwest 19 (2000)". epcc.libguides.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Straw), Cook, Mary J. Straw (Mary Jean (2002-01-01). Loretto : the sisters and their Santa Fe chapel. Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN0890133980. OCLC 49991630.
^National Park Service "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Forms"
^"Sisters of Loretto--Webster University Library". library.webster.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"Loretto Volunteer Program | Catholic Volunteer Network". catholicvolunteernetwork.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Deep Ecology and World Religions. State U. of New York. 2001. ISBN0791448843. Retrieved 17 March 2017.. P.191.
^"Sisters of Loretto". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"To achieve sustainable prosperity, we need to bring the moderates". Global Sisters Report. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Loretto Community. Loretto Disarmament Committee 2006-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 11, 2006.
^Loretto Community. Loretto Education Committee 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 11, 2006.
^"About Us - Loretto Spirituality Center". www.lorettospiritualitycenter.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^"Santuario Sisterfarm - A Sanctuary in the Texas Hill Country for Cultivating Bio-Diversity and Cultural Diversity". www.sisterfarm.org. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
^Loretto Community. Publications 2006-08-10 at the Wayback Machine and Justice Update 2006-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. Both accessed June 11, 2006.
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Not to be confused with Sisters of Loreto The Sisters of Loretto or the Loretto Community is a Catholic religious institute that strives to bring the healing Spirit of God into our world Founded in the United States in 1812 and based in the rural community of Nerinx Kentucky 2 the organization has communities in 16 US states and in Bolivia Chile China Ghana Pakistan and Peru Sisters of LorettoAbbreviationSLEstablished1812 211 years ago 1812 LocationNerinx KentuckyRegion servedAmericas and AsiaPresidentBarbara Nicholas SL 1 Main organLoretto MagazineAffiliationsCatholicWebsiteLorettoCommunity orgRemarksThe Loretto Community encompasses members without vows and also volunteers The Sisters of Loretto are sometimes confused with the Sisters of Loreto whose members included Mother Teresa of Calcutta Better known as The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary this congregation which runs Loreto Schools around the world was founded by Englishwoman Mary Ward in 1609 The Sisters of Loreto and Loretto are not related Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Sisters of Loretto were founded in 1812 by three women Mary Rhodes Ann Havern and Christina Stuart under the guidance of Rev Charles Nerinckx in Kentucky under the name of The Little Society of the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross 3 Their mission was to educate the poor children of the frontier They were an early group to receive Black novices but they segregated them in various ways and they eventually were released from their vows 4 When the community was formed into a religious congregation it was renamed the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross 5 Mother Praxedes Carty updated the constitution of the Sisters of Loretto with Rome in the early 1900s 6 The Sisters were early collaborators with the Jesuits in their missionary endeavors among the native Americans 7 The work of the Sisters spread to the American Southwest during the 1870s 8 as the Sisters opened a Loretto Academy in Santa Fe New Mexico This school is the site of the famed staircase in the former school chapel believed by some to have been built through supernatural intervention 9 They also began an all girls school in Montgomery AL in 1873 called Loretto High The Sisters gained a reputation for educational innovation as well as racial and religious tolerance which created a strong interest in having their services By the 1890s they had opened a girls school in St Paul Kansas in the Diocese of Wichita and in 1899 were invited to work in the Diocese of Kansas City in Missouri where they first started teaching in parochial schools of the city and opened a Loretto Academy in 1901 The Sisters also worked in Iowa and had a mission school for the children of the Osage nation in Oklahoma 10 The Sisters founded two colleges Loretto Heights College in Denver founded as an academy in 1891 and becoming a college in 1918 and Loretto College in Webster Groves Missouri later known as Webster College now known as Webster University in 1915 11 The college in Denver lives on in the Loretto Heights School of Nursing at Regis University with its large nursing program In 2012 the Sisters received the Civis Princeps award from Regis University with mention of their founding 27 schools in Colorado ten still in operation including St Mary s Academy which bestowed the first high school diploma in the Colorado territory in 1875 In addition the Sisters founded 21 nonprofits in Colorado including Earthlinks 12 Project WISE 13 and the Women s Bean Project 14 Organization EditIn recent years the institute has diffused into a larger Loretto Community which includes the Loretto Sisters with vows and members without religious vows as well as volunteers 15 16 These young adult volunteers serve in New York City Washington DC 17 and St Louis MO 18 19 In June 2005 the Loretto Community dedicated the Colorado affordable housing community of Mount Loretto built in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Denver In order to advance its charitable activities the group holds NGO status with the United Nations Strongly committed to social justice the Loretto Community opposes nuclear weaponry and proliferation and advocates for migrant workers and torture victims of oppressive regimes Other works of the Loretto Community include the Loretto Earth Network 20 an environmentalist education and activism group 21 22 A Disarmament Committee lobbies against nuclear weapons landmines and militarism and in favor of develop ing a culture of peace 23 The Community also operates five facilities which offer spiritual retreats 24 two in Nerinx one in El Paso Texas and two in Colorado 25 Publications EditThe Loretto Community publishes Loretto Magazine In Brief a newsletter of the Education Committee Loretto Earth News 26 and the Justice and Peace Newsletter 27 References Edit President and Executive Committee Loretto Community Retrieved 2019 05 19 Sisters of Loretto Heritage Center National Historic Site awards aaslh org Archived from the original on 2015 05 31 Retrieved 2017 03 17 Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross Catholic Answers www catholic com Retrieved 2017 03 17 Lucas Marion 2003 01 01 A History of Blacks in Kentucky From Slavery to Segregation 1760 1891 African American Studies Loretto History Loretto Community Curtis Georgina Pell ed 1911 The American Catholic Who s Who St Louis B Herder p 89 The Catholic Osage Mission A Catholic Mission Retrieved 2017 03 17 Murphree Rachel Library Research Guides Borderlands Sisters of Loretto Have Long Tradition in Southwest 19 2000 epcc libguides com Retrieved 2017 03 17 Straw Cook Mary J Straw Mary Jean 2002 01 01 Loretto the sisters and their Santa Fe chapel Museum of New Mexico Press ISBN 0890133980 OCLC 49991630 National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Nomination Forms Sisters of Loretto Webster University Library library webster edu Retrieved 2017 03 17 History EarthLinks Inc www earthlinks colorado org Retrieved 2017 03 17 Far flung networks serve the margins natcath org Retrieved 2017 03 17 Civis Princeps award Retrieved 17 March 2017 Loretto Volunteers 2015 07 17 Celebrating 25 Years of Loretto Volunteers archived from the original on 2021 12 22 retrieved 2017 03 17 25 year celebration Razoo com Archived from the original on 2017 03 17 Retrieved 2017 03 17 WATER Women s Alliance for Theology Ethics and Ritual WATER Welcomes Loretto Volunteers www waterwomensalliance org Retrieved 2017 03 17 The Loretto Community Loretto Volunteers Loretto Volunteer Program Catholic Volunteer Network catholicvolunteernetwork org Retrieved 2017 03 17 Deep Ecology and World Religions State U of New York 2001 ISBN 0791448843 Retrieved 17 March 2017 P 191 Sisters of Loretto www huffingtonpost com Retrieved 2017 03 17 To achieve sustainable prosperity we need to bring the moderates Global Sisters Report 2016 11 17 Retrieved 2017 03 17 Loretto Community Loretto Disarmament Committee Archived 2006 05 06 at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 11 2006 Loretto Community Loretto Education Committee Archived 2006 10 10 at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 11 2006 About Us Loretto Spirituality Center www lorettospiritualitycenter org Retrieved 2017 03 17 Santuario Sisterfarm A Sanctuary in the Texas Hill Country for Cultivating Bio Diversity and Cultural Diversity www sisterfarm org Retrieved 2017 03 17 Loretto Community Publications Archived 2006 08 10 at the Wayback Machine and Justice Update Archived 2006 08 10 at the Wayback Machine Both accessed June 11 2006 External links EditLoretto Community God s Own FrontierCoordinates 37 39 50 6 N 85 23 54 67 W 37 664056 N 85 3985194 W 37 664056 85 3985194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sisters of Loretto amp oldid 1089226714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
