Mother Magdalen and the Sisters of Loretto (1852-1968)
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N 35° 41.093 W 105° 56.279
13S E 415124 N 3949403
A New Mexico Historic Women Marker at Southwest corner E. Alameda & Old Santa Fe Trail.
Waymark Code: WMCX80
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2011
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Marker Text:
Front:
Four Sisters of Loretto, Mother Magdalen Hayden and Sisters Roberta Brown, Rosana Dant and Catherine Mahoney, arrived in Santa Fe from Kentucky on September 26, 1852. In January 1853 they established Our Lady of Light Academy, later known as Loretto, the first school for young women in the Territory of New Mexico.
Back:
Between 1863 and 1879 the Sisters with the help of local people raised funds to build the Loretto Chapel. During the next 150
years, hundreds of women, many of them of Hispanic heritage, joined the Sisters of Loretto. Mother Lucia Perea was the first to be named superior in Santa Fe in 1896.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
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