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The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy, France, in 1650 Bishop Augustin Verot personally taught the Sisters of St. Joseph English At the request of Bishop Verot, the first Sisters of St. Joseph arrived in St. Audustine in September, 1866, for the purpose of educating the recently liberated slaves. By mid-February, 1867, the Sisters had established their first school for black children and a Night School for black adults. This Catholic free school for blacks played a primary role in the education of black people after the Civil War. In 1877 the Sisters were teaching two other free schools, one for white girls, and one for white boys. In the summer of 1877 the Sisters of St. Joseph worked tirelessly to house, care for, and undertake victims of a yellow fever epidemic that hit Fernandina ultimately killing two nuns. By the end of 1886 the Sisters were educating some 400 children in the state of Florida In 1887 the Sisters were able to conduct classes for about 50 Apache Native American children whose parents were imprisoned by the U.S. government in Fort Marion, St, Augustine Between 1871-1960 the Sisters staffed 36 elementary, secondary, and handicapped schools throughout Florida. |
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