Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate
| Founder | Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, SHSp |
|---|---|
| Type | Catholic religious order |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas |
| Location | |
Superior general | Sr Geraldine Klein, SHSp |
| Affiliations | Catholic Church |
| Website | https://www.shsp.org/index.html |
Formerly called | Sisters of the Holy Ghost |
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate (founded as the Sisters of the Holy Ghost) are a Catholic female religious order based in Texas.[1] They are the oldest order of sisters in the state, established in 1893 in San Antonio by Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, who created the group in order to help with her mission of educating African Americans in San Antonio. [2] The order created the first free, private school for the Black community in that city.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND MARY IMMACULATE - The Handbook of Texas Online
- ^
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Religious Congregations of the Holy Ghost". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Mallory, Bernice (15 June 2010). "Healy-Murphy, Margaret Mary". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- "Sisters", a 2018 radio interview from Raidió Teilifís Éireann's Documentary on One program in which sisters Jo and Gabrielle Murray from an Irish family, who travelled to the United States during the 1950s to join the order, are interviewed about their experiences and decision to enter religious life
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