Anniversary of Sisters of Charity Leavenworth

In celebration of the anniversary of the arrival of the sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, VinFormation has prepared a feature with background about their foundation. Did you know…

• Mother Xavier Ross was the Foundress and First Mother of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas. She was part of a band owho had originally separated from the Mother House in Nazareth, Kentucky.
• A priest had used his parishioners’ money to purchase their buildings and then left suddenly. The Sisters had to sell nearly everything they had just to escape the situation.
• Meanwhile they desired to relocate to Kansas, for the wide open spaces but also because they longed to evangelize the Native Americans there.

Find out more about the founding of the Sisters of Charity Leavenworth.