Jul 1, 2023 | About Us
WHERE WE CAME FROM In 1911, six Franciscan Sisters left their homes in Calais, France, and selflessly set sail crossing the ocean at the request of Bishop Van de Ven of Alexandria, Louisiana, to open a hospital there. The Sisters called by God for this mission...
Jun 1, 2022 | Mission
Our health system was founded by immigrant missionaries who traveled from France, to Louisiana. In 1911, these six brave women, devoted to care of the sick, traveled by steamship from France to Louisiana. During the two-week journey to the U.S., these Franciscan...
