Mother Mary Louis
| Mother Mary Louis Crummey CSJ Mary Ann Crummey |
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| Born |
17 May 1848 Flushing, New York |
| Died | 22 May 1932 (aged 84) St. Joseph's Convent Brentwood, NY |
| Occupation | General Superior, Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, NY |
Mother Mary Louis Crummey was General Superior of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, NY for 40 years (1892–1932).
Mother Mary Louis was a powerful driving force for education and healthcare in the City of New York as well as the counties of Long Island, NY. In her lifetime Mother Mary Louis personally founded over 32 schools (both elementary and secondary), 2 colleges and 2 hospitals.
Mother Mary Louis was a woman who transcended the traditional gender roles of her time and provided a powerful example of the leadership abilities of women. Mother Mary Louis was a woman who exhibited great vision, strength, courage, wisdom and, most of all, faith.
Mother Mary Louis was born Mary Ann Crummey in 1848 in the then Village of Flushing in Queens County, NY. Upon the death of her mother in 1860, Mary Ann, along with her younger sister, Ellie, was entrusted to the care of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Joseph’s Convent on Main Street and Kissena Blvd in Flushing. Mary Ann went on to attend the Academy of St. Joseph,the Sisters of St. Joseph's private boarding school then located on the grounds of their Motherhouse in Flushing.
In 1867, at age 19, Mary Ann entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, being given the religious name of Sister Mary Louis. Sister Mary Louis was a gifted musician, singer and organist and went on to serve as the Congregation’s Directress of Music at the Motherhouse. During her early years in the Congregation Sister Mary Louis developed a deep and abiding passion for education, most especially the mission of providing education to young women such as she had been provided when her father entrusted her to the Congregation's care.
Sister Mary Louis was elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Flushing, NY in 1892. She was repeatedly re-elected to this position by her own Congregation of Sisters, ultimately serving in this capacity for a total of 40 years.
Mother Mary Louis was a highly regarded woman of her time and personally worked closely with the male leaders of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York including Bishop McDonnell, Archbishop Molloy and Cardinal Spellman.
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