GERMANS
482
GERMANS
1 deacon, 3 subdeacons, 12 clerics, 16 lay brothers, 6
postulants; St. Procopius's Abbey, Chicago, Illinois,
with 14 fathers, 6 clerics, 20 lay brothers, 6 novices;
St. Leo's Abbey, St. Leo, Florida, with 12 fathers, 16
lay brothers, 3 novices, (b) Swiss American Congre-
gation, founded by Pope Pius IX, 1871, and Pope
Leo XIII, 1881. — To this congregation belong the
following abbeys: St. Meinrad's Abbey, St. Meinrad,
Indiana, founded in 1854 by two Benedictine Fathers
from Einsiedeln, Switzerland; an abbey since 1871,
50 fathers, 6 clerics, 42 lay brothers, 7 novices; Con-
ception Abbey, Conception, Missouri, founded in 1873
by Fathers Frown Conrad and Adelhelm Odermatt
from the Benedictine Abbey, Engelberg, Switzerland;
an abbey since 1881, 42 fathers, 7 clerics, 26 lay
brothers, 4 novices; New Subiaco Abbey, Spielerville,
Arkansas, with 30 fathers, 5 clerics, 23 lay brothers,
5 novices; St. Joseph's Abbey, Gessen, Louisiana,
with 19 fathers, 4 clerics, 8 lay brothers, 3 novices;
St. Mary's Abbey, Richardton, North Dakota, with
21 fathers, 8 clerics, 12 lay brothers, 11 novices; St.
Benedict's Abbey, Mt. Angel, Oregon, with IS fathers,
7 clerics, 28 lay brothers, 2 novices. — With these
abbeys are connected 17 colleges and numerous
parishes, stations, and missions. (2) Capuchins. —
There are two provinces: (a) St. Joseph's, extending
over the States of New York, New Jersey, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota, and the Dio-
ceses of Chicago and Fort Wayne; (b) St. Augustine's,
comprising the States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois (the
Dioceses of Chicago and Fort Wayne excepted). —
(a) St. Joseph's Province, founded in 1857 by two
secular priests. Fathers Gregory Haas and John
Anthony Frey, numbers 67 fathers, 19 professed
clerics, 43 professed brothers, 2 novices, and 10 Bro-
thers of the Third Order; (b) St. Augustine's Province,
founded in 1874, by the Capuchin Fathers Hyacinth
Epp and Matthias Hay, with 64 fathers, 18 professed
clerics, 37 professed lay brothers, 5 novices, 2 Brothers
of the Third Order. (3) Franciscans. — The three
provinces, of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, of St. John the
Baptist, of the Most Holy Name, number 431 fathers,
148 clerics, 233 lay brothers, 36 Tertiary Brothers, and
10 novices. (4) Jesuits. — About 200 Jesuits from
the Fatherland are labouring in the United States.
Besides, there are several hundred Jesuits of German
descent who were born in this country. For nearly
forty years there was a distinct German division called
the Buffalo mission of the German Province, with col-
leges at Buffalo, New York; Cleveland and Toledo,
Ohio ;Prairie duChien, Wisconsin ; two Indian missions
in South Dakota, and other houses. In 1907, the
mission numbered about 300 members; in that year
the mission was separated from the mother-province,
and the houses and members joined to different
American provinces. (5) Redemptorists. — Although
now manj^ other nationalities are represented in tlie
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, it still
numbers a great many Germans among its membens.
The two provinces of Baltimore and St. Louis are
composed of 325 fathers, 95 professed students, 22
choir novices, 121 professed lay brothers, 48 novice
lay brothers and postulants. (6) Fathers of the
Precious Blood. — This congregation, founded at Rome
in 1814 is divided into four provinces, three European
and one American. The American province was
organized in 1844 by the Rev. Francis S. Brunner, and
most of its members are Germans, either by birth or
by descent. The congregation is represented in the
Dioceses of Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, Cleveland,
Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Paul, Chicago, and San
Antonio. — 100 fathers, 6 clerics, 82 lay brothers, and
32 novices. (7) Alexian Brothers. — They conduct
hospitals and asylums, in the Archdioceses of Chicago
and St. Louis, the Dioceses of Green Bay and Newark.
— 99 professed brothers, 5 novices, 6 postulants.
(There are also numerous Germans among the Pas-
sionists, Dominicans, Lazarists and the Fathers of the
Holy Cross.)
Religious Orders of Women. (1) Sisters of St. Benedict. — In 1852 the first colony of Benedictine Sisters came to the United States from Eichstatt, Bavaria, and settled in St. Mary's, Elk County, in the Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania. At present they have also houses in many other dioceses. They number about 2000 sisters, 135 novices, and 115 postulants. (2) Sisters of Christian Charity. — They were estab- lished in 1874 by sisters from Paderborn, Germany. The sisters conduct establishments in 17 dioceses; they number about 731, including novices and postulants. The mother-house for the Llnited States is at Wilkes- barre, Pennsylvania. (3) Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. — (a) Mother-house at Peoria, Illinois, founded in 1876, by sisters from the house of Beth- lehem, Herford, Westphalia, Germany. 151 sisters, 32 novices, 28 postulants, (b) Mother-house at Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania. 804 professed sisters, 54 nov- ices, 8 postulants, (c) Mother-house at 337 Pine Street, Buffalo, New York. 256 sisters, 30 novices, 14 postulants, (d) Mother-house at Syracuse, New York; Millvale, Pennsylvania, and at Mt. Loretto, Staten Island, New York. All these houses are Ger- man foundations, though now many sisters of other nationalities belong to them. (4) Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. — "There are about 500 sisters, 48 novices, and 7 postulants, with mother- house at Oldenburg, Indiana. They were founded in the year 1851, by Mother M. Theresa of Vienna, Austria. (5) Sisters of St. Francis. — Their mother- house at 749 Washington Street, Buffalo, New York, was founded in 1874, by sisters from Nonnenwerth near Rolandseck, Rhenish Prussia. There are 268 sisters. (6) Franciscan Sisters. — Founded in 1872, by sisters from Salzkotten, Germany. Mother-house for the United States, at St. Louis, Missouri. There are 192 sisters. (7) School Sisters of St. Francis. — Their mother-house and novitiate are at Milwaukee, Wis- consin. There are 668 professed sisters, 1 10 novices, 54 postulants. (8) Franciscan Sisters of the Per- petual Adoration. — Founded in 1853, by Most Rev. M. Heiss, D.D. There are 364 professed sisters, 45 novices, and 42 postulants. Mother-house at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (9) Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. — Founded in 1875, by sisters from Miinster, Westphalia, Germany. Sisters 299, novices 24, postulants 6. Provincial House at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois. (10) Poor Sis- ters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration. — Pro- vincial house at St. Francis Convent, Lafayette, Indiana. Founded by Sisters from Olpe, Westphalia, Germany. Professed sisters 573, novices 65, postu- lants 24. (11) Sisters of tlio Poor of St. Francis.— Founded by sisters fnini .\:iolien, Gerinany. They conduct hospitals in i'it;lil didoescs. and nuiiiljer about 530. (12) ThfPuorllaiulMKiidsof Jesus Clirist.— The American Province of this sisterhood was established in August, 1868, at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The mo- ther-house and novitiate are still united with the general mother-house at Dernbach, Germany. They number 423 professed sisters, 32 novices, 19 postu- lants. (13) School Sisters of Notre Dame. General mother-house, Munich, Bavaria. Principal mother- house in America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. First con- vent established at Baltimore, 1847. The sisters form the largest teaching Congregation in the Llnited States and conduct schools in nearly all the dioceses. Number of sisters and novices 3368, besides 238 can- didates, with 99,009 pupils. (14) Sisters of the Most Precious Blood. — (a) Mother-house at Maria Stein, Ohio, established in 1834, by sisters from Switzerland, (b) Mother-house at Ruma, Illinois; established in 1868, at Piopolis, Illinois, by sisters from Gurtweil, Baden, Germany; transferred to Ruma, in 1876. (c)
