Mother Anastasie Brown, S.P. | |
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Title | General superior |
Personal | |
Born | Jane Brown October 13, 1826 North Arm, Edgar County, Illinois |
Died | August 10, 1918 | (aged 91)
Resting place | Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery |
Religion | Catholic |
Profession | 15 August 1847 |
Organization | |
Institute | Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods |
Senior posting | |
Period in office | 1868–1874 |
Predecessor | Mary Cecilia Bailly, SP |
Successor | Mary Ephrem Glenn, SP |
Profession | 15 August 1847 |
Post | President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
Mother Anastasie Brown, S.P., (October 13, 1826 – August 10, 1918), was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1868 to 1874. During her term, the congregation had financial difficulties stemming from the Panic of 1873. Both prior to and following her time in office, Brown was Directress of the Academy, a women's college run by the Sisters of Providence now known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.