The Presentation Sisters, officially the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a religious institute of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland, by the Venerable Honora "Nano" Nagle in 1775. The Sisters of the congregation use the postnominal initials PBVM.
Nano Nagle
St. Michael's Home (Staten Island motherhouse until 1945)
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in the East as The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, is a liturgical feast celebrated on November 21 by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and some Anglo-Catholic Churches.
Fresco from the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in Kučevište near Skopje
Detail from The Presentation of the Virgin Mary by Titian (1534–1538, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice)
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, Testa