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A retired Italian sculptor was commissioned in 1979 to sculpt the likenesses of the founding North American Felician Sisters.

Felician Sisters from Chicago were missioned to Bruay-en-Artois in 1956, a coal mining commune in northern France. Their mission was to educate and catechize in the Polish language.

Upon professing her perpetual vows, each sister wore a crown of thorns that she created.

Felician College had operated a teacher training program as an extension of Loyola University since 1926, but the goal was to establish it as an independent institution.

In 1927, the all-girl Good Counsel High School served boarders as well as day students. By the early 1960's, enrollment required a high school to be built.

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

This 1927 detailed rendering of a monstrance was commissioned by Mother Seraphine for the motherhouse being built in Chicago.

Against the background of Cold War tension and Marian devotion, the Chicago province functioned under the watch of Mother Mary Felicitas Kruczkowska.

Elected provincial superior in 1963, Mother Mary Innocenta Montay and her administration continued to emphasize professional excellence, educational innovations, and spiritual renewal.