SPIRIT. MIND. BODY. CORDECHO 5 MOTHER ALOYSIA LENDERS led the group from Europe to Buffalo at the request of the German Jesuit priests serving the immigrant communities of Buffalo. SISTER LEONARDA HANNAPPEL was 23 years old when she was entrusted with $5,000 in gold for the journey to America. In just three short years she would become Sacred Heart’s first principal. SISTER VERONICA CONRADI SISTER FELICITAS DUES By 1877, Sister Leonarda had established Sacred Heart Academy at 749 Washington Street. The building housed a high school, grade school, chapel, and convent. The convent at St. Ann’s, located at Broadway Avenue (formerly Batavia Street) and Emslie Street, replaced the frame house at 472 Emslie, the Sisters’ original residence at this location. This doorway can still be seen on the St. Ann’s campus. NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST FOUR SISTERS
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