Historical Timeline

1871 –  Beginning of Kulturkampf
             A total of 264 Sisters and the establishment of 21 missions

1872 – The State no longer permits religious teachers

1871 –  Kulturkampf begins

• No more contracts could be made with religious congregations.
• Secretary of Education Falk ordered that religious teachers were no longer to be approved.
• “Convent Laws” passed which prohibited new members, dissolved existing convents, and possessions of dissolved houses would be taken into custody and administered by the state.
• Most foundations were dissolved.
• The Motherhouse was dissolved but 14 infirm Sisters were allowed to stay as well as 4 Sisters to care for them.
• In 1877, Mother Pauline left the Motherhouse and took up residence in Mont St. Guibert, Belgium.
• New Foundations During the Kulturkampf:
• 2 in Bohemia
• 2 in Belgium
• 1 in Liechtenstein
• 26 in North America
• 8 in South America

1877 - Sisters move into the newly built Motherhouse and St. Ann’s                            Academy is established.   
            First vows of 11 American Novices

1879 – 1880 – Pauline von Mallinckrodt visits North and South America

1881 – Death of Mother Pauline, April 30
             At this time there were

• 43 foundations in Europe, North, and South America and
• 421 Sisters

1927 – Due to the number of Sisters in the North American Province, it is                   decided to divide the Province in two. The land is purchased in                         Mendham, NJ, and the Cromwell Mansion is used as the                                   Motherhouse of the newly formed Eastern Province. The                                   Motherhouse for the newly formed Western Province remains                         Maria Immaculata in Wilmette, IL.

1927 - Property purchased in Clarendon Hills, IL for an infirmary (Sacred                     Heart Convent)

1932 – Sisters move into newly built Motherhouse in Mendham, NJ

1937 – Villa Pauline Ladies Retreat and Guest House opens

1938 -  Sisters move into newly-constructed Sacred Heart Convent in                           Wilmette (Clarendon Hills property becomes Our Lady of                                   Providence Convent)

1939 -  Formation of the Mother Pauline League

1951 – Sisters enter the healthcare ministry in Williamsport, PA known as                   Divine Providence Hospital. Today, it is UPMC Williamsport.

1953 – Assumption College for Sisters is founded in Mendham as an                            extension of Seton HallUniversity and in 1961 was incorporated as                  an indepen dent college. Today ACS resides
              in Denville and is open to religious women from around the globe                  seeking a two-year liberal arts degree.

1957 - Work with the deaf begins at Holy Trinity and St. Gregory Schools i                   in Chicago

1959 - Classes for the blind begin at St. Raphael School, Chicago

1959 - New Josephinum High School building opens

1960 - Mallinckrodt High School closes

1962 - Property purchased in Folsom, LA for Aspirancy (Marywood)

1963 – Holy Spirit Hospital opens in Camp Hill, PA, today it is known as                        Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

1968 - 1974 - Southern Region

1968 -  Ronald Knox Montessori School is built behind the Motherhouse;                   classes move into the new building

1970 – Present – Expansion of ministries beyond education and healthcare              to include parish ministry, social work, spiritual direction, diocesan-              level administrative positions, retreat work, and continue to remain                open to the needs of the Church

1971 -  SCC medal is created
 

1995 – Opening of the Philippine Mission for the Blind in Quezon City

1995 – A Norway Spruce Tree from the Motherhouse in Mendham is                           transported to  Rockefeller Center, NYC, and Sisters attend a Lighting               Ceremony in Rockefeller Center in NYC

1999 - Loyola University Chicago purchases Motherhouse in Wilmette

1999 - New Province Center building is completed

2002 - The Wilmette Park District board approves an agreement to buy                    the 17-acre Mallinckrodt campus from Loyola University (now                      Mallinckrodt Park)

2004 - A sales agreement was transferring ownership of the Motherhouse              building from the Park District to a developer who planned to                        convert the building into condos for seniors.

2005 - Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans – Bethany Convent is destroyed