Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis

The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis are a Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The order was founded in 1894 by Mother Veronica Grzedowska, a Polish nun from Zakliczyn, for the instruction of poor girls in a parish in Mount Carmel.^[1]^[2] As of 2010, the order had more than 380 members in more than 50 houses.

^ "Who We Are," in "About Us." Reading, Pennsylvania: Bernardine Franciscan Sisters: An International Congregration of Religious Women (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.
^ Comerford, Thomas J., John Joseph McCabe, et al., eds. Souvenir of Dual Jubilee: Consecration of the Rt. Rev. M. J. Hoban, D.D. (1896-1921): "The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis (Polish)", pp. 175-176. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Press, 1922.

[1] "Who We Are," in "About Us." Reading, Pennsylvania: Bernardine Franciscan Sisters: An International Congregration of Religious Women (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.

[2] Comerford, Thomas J., John Joseph McCabe, et al., eds. Souvenir of Dual Jubilee: Consecration of the Rt. Rev. M. J. Hoban, D.D. (1896-1921): "The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis (Polish)", pp. 175-176. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Press, 1922.

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