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CabriniMother Cabrini Park (Brooklyn) Present name:None Location:North side of President Street between Van Brunt and Columbia Streets. Honoree: Mother Cabrini (1850-1917) was the first American saint of the Roman Catholic church. In 1880 she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the first Missionary Congregation for women. She came to the US in 1889 at the request of Pope Leo XIII to serve Italian immigrants. Over her lifetime she is credited with the establishment 67 schools, hospitals,nursing homes, orphanages, and other institutions in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. LL:1992/103 Mother Cabrini Way (Manhattan) Present name:None Location:At the northeast corner of East 19th Street and 3rd Avenue Honoree: This co-naming marked the 100th Anniversary of the death of Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini. Mother Cabrini (1850-1917) established hospitals, schools, orphanages and immigrant services throughout the United States. She was the first woman to be given the title of ‘Missionary’; and in 1946 became the first American citizen to be canonized as a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. The co-naming also comemmorates the Cabrini Medical Center, which was located at 227 East 19th Street from 1973 to 2008. (Mendez) (110/31) LL:2017/237 Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Triangle (Manhattan) Present name:None Location:Triangle at Pearl Street, Madison Street and St. James Place Honoree: Mother Cabrini (1850-1917) was the first American saint of the Roman Catholic church. She had intended to be a missionary in China, but Pope Leo XIII told her to find her 'China' in the West. She is credited with the establishment 67 schools, hospitals, and other institutions in the U.S., Latin America,amd Europe. This triangle is located near the former St. Joachim's Church where Mother Cabrini began her work in the U.S. in 1889. LL:1993/100 |
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