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religious order of women which was founded in January 1884 in the

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Margaret Anna Cusack Margaret Anna Cusack (born 6 May 1829 in a house at the corner of Mercer Street and York Street (now known as Cusack Corner), Dublin, Ireland – died 5 June 1899), also known as Sister Mary Francis Cusack and Mother Margaret, was first an Irish ...

History

Cusack was raised in the Anglican church, but converted to

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in 1858. She entered the Poor Clare Sisters, and was then known as Sister Francis Clare. She worked in many forms of ministry in

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over the years, and was known for her writing. In 1881, she went to Knock, in County Mayo, to open a school for young women during the day, which held evening classes for daytime land workers. Other women were inspired by this work, and this led her to decision to form her own community, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace. Conflict with Church leaders in Knock caused her to seek support in England, and in 1884, with the support of Cardinal Manning and Bishop Bagshawe, she received approval for her new order from

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, and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace was founded. In 1888 Cusack who had left the convent became a protestant. The survival of the order fell to Bagshawe and

Honoria Gaffney Honoria Gaffney who became Sister Mary Evangelista (1 May 1853 – 21 July 1920) was an Irish missionary nun who became the Mother General of The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Life Gaffney was born in Kilronan on the Aran Islands The Aran ...

and they are described by some as the co-founders. Gaffney had to redo all of the application details, the order was not formally approved until 1924. The order is governed as a single congregation located in three regions: *Sacred Heart Province in the United Kingdom includes Sisters and Associates living in England, Ireland, and Scotland. *St. Joseph Province in the Eastern United States includes Sisters and Associates living in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. *Our Lady Province in the Western United States includes Sisters and Associates living in Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In 2009, the sisters joined the mission at the Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti."Grateful to be in Milot", The Crudem Foundation
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Noted sisters

, also known as Sister Francis * Sister Evangelista Gaffney (1853 - ), born

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External links

General
The Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace

Europe * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20081223005047/http://www.csjp.org/shp/home.html Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace, United Kingdom North America * ttps://web.archive.org/web/20081223010024/http://www.csjp.org/olp/home.html Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace, Western US
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace, Eastern US
Associated blogs
Musings of a Discerning Woman by Susan Francois, CSJP

At the Corner of Susan and St. Joseph by Susan Francois, CSJP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Catholic female orders and societies Christianity in Nottinghamshire Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century Religious organizations established in 1884

History

Noted sisters

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