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Bronze Our Lady of the Desert

Bronze Our Lady of the Desert

Our Lady of the Desert is a bronze statue of the Blessed Mother as a woman of action. This piece originally graced the convent in Rio Rancho but is now located in the entry of Wellspring in Chicago, IL.

Handcarved Door Panels

Handcarved Door Panels

Two of four wooden panels carved by Sister Rosemarie Goins in 1976 to adorn the chapel doors of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province in Rio Rancho.

Hospital Tray

Hospital Tray

This late 19th-century-era hospital tray was used at Yorktown Memorial Hospital in Yorktown, TX.

Mission in Brazil

Mission in Brazil

In 1950, Superior General Mother Simplicita Nehring missioned two sisters from the Buffalo province to Niteroi. Many North American Felician Sisters followed.

Okarche Memorial Hospital

Okarche Memorial Hospital

The Felician Sisters leased, managed, and operated the small rural hospital in Okarche, OK, during the second half of the 20th century.

Our Lady of Victory Clinic

Our Lady of Victory Clinic

In 1946, Felician Sisters from Coraopolis assumed responsibility for this maternity care center for unwed mothers and adoption service in Bethany, OK.

Painting of a Coal Miner

Painting of a Coal Miner

Nuestra Herencia, by Julio Zavala, was commissioned by Sister Veronica Marie Lucero in remembrance of 12 coal miners who perished in a methane explosion in 2001.