Roman Catholic nun, convert, and congregation founder.
The Reverend Mother Lurana Mary Francis White S. A. |
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Born | (1870-04-12)April 12, 1870
Warwick, Orange County, New York |
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Died | April 15, 1935(1935-04-15) (aged 65)
Garrison, Putnam County, New York |
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Religion | Catholic |
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Known for | Co-founder of the Society of the Atonement; Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement |
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Lurana Mary Francis White (1870-1935) was a Roman Catholic nun, a convert from the Episcopal Church, and co-founder of the Society of the Atonement. This founding was an unusual example of a woman who, in the words of congregation historian Father Charles LaFontaine, "had the distinction of founding a religious community on equal terms with a man."[1]
- ^ LaFontaine, S. A., Charles V. (July 1976). ""Repairer of the Breach" - Mother Lurana White, Co-Founder of the Society of the Atonement". The Catholic Historical Review. 62 (3): 434.