Ignatius Francis Lissner, S.M.A. was a French-born Catholic priest who was instrumental in developing the ministry of the Church in the United States to the African-American population.
Ignatius Lissner
Historical marker for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, founded by Ignatius Lissner in Atlanta.
Franciscan Handmaids' motherhouse in New York City in 2010.
St. Anthony's Mission House, a racially integrated minor seminary founded by Fr Ignatius Lissner of the Society of African Missions in 1921. Originally located in Highwood, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Society of African Missions
The Society of African Missions, also known as the SMA Fathers, is a Catholic religious society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men founded by Melchior de Marion Brésillac in 1856. They serve the people of Africa and those of African descent.
Society of African Missions
Fr Ignatius Lissner, SMA, founder of the society's missions in America.
St. Anthony's Mission House, a racially integrated minor seminary founded by Fr Ignatius Lissner of the Society of African Missions in 1921. Originally located in Highwood, Bergen County, New Jersey.
French missionary from the Society of African Missions in Dahomey (1930).
