Mary Ephrem Glenn

Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn, S.P.
Born	Margaret Glenn (1836-01-21)January 21, 1836 Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Died	February 1, 1916(1916-02-01) (aged 80) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Burial place	Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Title	General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Predecessor	Mother Anastasie Brown
Successor	Mother Euphrasie Hinkle
Parent	Unknown

Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn, S.P. (January 21, 1836 – February 1, 1916) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1874 to 1883. During her term, she established missions beyond Indiana for the first time and greatly reduced the Congregation's indebtedness, which was partly a result of the Panic of 1873.

She was born Margaret Glenn in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in 1836 but grew up in Indiana. Her parochial school in Madison was run by the Sisters of Providence, and the congregation foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin visited this mission in 1846. Mother Theodore was impressed by Margaret and gave her a picture representing a child near the Blessed Virgin. Margaret later remarked that this was the beginning of her vocation to become a religious sister.^[1]: 68

Margaret later entered the Sisters of Providence and took the name Sister Mary Ephrem. By 1862 she was a fully professed Sister and was sent to work at a school in Loogootee, Indiana. In 1866, due to her way with finances, Sister Mary Ephrem was named the Econome (Treasurer) of the congregation, in charge of all accounting. She also spent time at St. Rose Academy in Vincennes, Indiana.