The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament are a Catholic order of religious sisters in the United States. They were founded in 1891 by Katharine Drexel as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians a
Crypt for "Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People" in Saint Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans.
A Sister of the Blessed Sacrament greets a Black schoolboy at Saint Cyprian Church in Columbus, Ohio.
Katharine Drexel
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Katharine Drexel, SBS was an American Catholic religious sister and educator. In 1891, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious congregation serving Black and Indigenous Americans
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
…The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (SBS) are a Catholic order of religious sisters in the United States. They were founded in 1891 by Katharine Drexel as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People. During her life, Saint Katharine used approximately $20 million of her personal…
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The entrance to the shrine of Katherine Drexel in Bensalem, Pennsylvania