In 1903 the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Motherhouse was officially relocated to Brentwood, NY and St. Louis Hall was opened to house the Academy of St. Joseph. The main building of the Academy, St. Joseph’s Hall opened in 1912.
The Chapel of the Sacred Heart was consecrated in 1933, ten months after Mother Mary Louis’s death. Mother Mary Louis designed this chapel with a definite feminine quality to show that it is a house of worship for a congregation of women religious. The chapel is decorated in soft tones of peach, pink and light blue. The walls of the nave are adorned with statues of female saints. Of the 16 saints depicted in the statues and artwork that adorn the chapel, 11 are women.
THE NEW ST. JOSEPH CONVENT OPENED IN 1929
The Statue of St. Joseph was presented to Mother Mary Louis by the alumnae of the Academy of St. Joseph (her alma mater) in 1923 as a gift for her 60th Jubilee as a Sister of St. Joseph. The choir loft features a statue of St. Cecilia beneath the stained glass Rose Window. St. Cecilia is the patroness of musicians (remember Mother Mary Louis was herself an accomplished musician!). The statue of St. Louis was donated as a gift in memory of Mother Mary Louis after her passing.
THE CHAPEL OF THE SACRED HEART
MARIEL AFTER & 2016 ANNUAL REPORT
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