Category Archives: History

From our Annals: November 22, 1963

Posted on November 22, 2013 by the Sisters

Today we remember the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We share the response of our Visitation community as it reflected upon this tragedy in 1963, a few weeks after the event, from our monastic annals: … Continue reading →

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Sept. 24th- 158th anniversary of Brooklyn Visitation Monastery

Posted on September 24, 2013 by the Sisters

Tuesday September 24th is the 158th anniversary of the foundation of the Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn, New York! It all began in 1855. It was the recreation hour in the Monastery of the Visitation of Baltimore during that summer. The … Continue reading →

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