The Sisters
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It all began with an invitation from the Bishop Simon Brute from the Diocese of Vincennes in early 1840 to the Sisters of Providence of Ruille-Sur-Loir France to open a school. Sister St. Theodore Guerin accompanied by five other sisters: Sister St. Vincent Ferrer (Victoire) Gagé, Sister Basilide (Josephine) Sénéschal, Sister Olympiade (Therese) Boyer, Sister Mary Xavier (Francis Louise) Lerée and Sister Mary Liguori (Louise Frances) Tiercin were the ones chosen to come. After a rough journey across the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern United States, the sisters arrived in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana in October 1840. On October 22, 1840, The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was formed. Since that date, over 5200 women have entered the Sisters of Providence. Educators from the beginning, the Sisters began to build an all girls school called "The Academy" in 1840. The first student arrived on July 4, 1841. Over time, the Sisters