Saint Mary’s College
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Saint Mary's College is a Catholic liberal arts college for women located in Notre Dame, Indiana, near South Bend. It was founded in 1855 by Mother Angela Gillespie, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Mother Angela was dedicated to expanding higher education opportunities for women and established Saint Mary's College with a curriculum that included advanced mathematics, sciences, philosophy, theology, art, and music.1
The college is situated close to the University of Notre Dame, another institution founded by Father Edward F. Sorin, who influenced Mother Angela to join the Sisters of the Holy Cross. South Bend itself is a city in northern Indiana, named for a bend in the St. Joseph River, and has a history of industrial development.12
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University of Notre DameMary’s Academy (later St. Mary’s College), was opened in 1844. The university added science, law, and engineering departments, an academic press, and a library in the 1860s and ’70s. In the 1920s the secondary school was discontinued, and the university was reorganized into colleges. It was in the…
Read MoreMary’s Academy (later St. Mary’s College), was opened in 1844. The university added science, law, and engineering departments, an academic press, and a library in the 1860s and ’70s. In the 1920s the secondary school was discontinued, and the university was reorganized into colleges. It was in the…
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…the French sisters, who founded St. Mary’s College there, a small liberal arts college for women and the motherhouse of the Sisters of Holy Cross. He began publishing Ave Maria magazine in 1865 and served as provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States until 1868,…
Read More…the French sisters, who founded St. Mary’s College there, a small liberal arts college for women and the motherhouse of the Sisters of Holy Cross. He began publishing Ave Maria magazine in 1865 and served as provincial superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States until 1868,…
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