Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement papers 1930-2001 1995-2001

Lurana Mary Francis, Mother, 1870-1935

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Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement

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The Society of the Atonement was founded in 1898 by the Reverend Lewis T. Wattson, an Episcopalian minister, and Lurana White, a novice of the Episcopal Sisters of the Holy Child. The two shared a frustration as they searched for an order that combined Franciscan traditions with a focus on Christian Unity. Together, they established the order in Graymoor, near Garrison, New York. Their early work focused on uniting the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches. In 1909, Wattson (now Father Paul James...

Paul James Francis, Father, 1863-1940

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Society of the Atonement

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