The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-01
MOTHER FABIAN, HEAD OF MERCY
 SISTERS, DEAD
Leader of Largest Religious Community of Kind In
 United States.
Rev. Mother Mary Fabian, general

Rev. Mother Mary Fabian, general superior of the Sisters of Mercy in the diocese of Hartford, known to Bridgeporters through her former con- nection with Sacred Heart school, died Saturday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock at St. .Joseph's Convent, 160 Pennington avenue, Hartford. She was 59 years old. She had been i'll for five weeks, following an attack of rheumatism which later developed into comph- cation of diseases. She served terms aggregating 16 years as superior of , tho Sisters of Mercy and was head of what is probably the largest commun- ity of the, Sisters of Mercy in the world. At the. time of her death she had charge of more than, 700 members of the order and of 45 houses.
 Mother Fabian, before entering the Sisters of Mercy, was Hanora Mazda line Kane and was born at Darien, March 5. 1857. She, studied at St. Jo- seph's Academy, Hartford, and was graduated in 1875.j Following her graduation, she entered upon her mo- vitiate as a Sister of Mercy at St. Jo- seph's Convent, May 3. 1s76. After finishing her novitiate, she was as- signed to St. Mary's Parochial school, New Britain. where she taught for several years.
 She was then called to the Mt. St. Joseph's seminary as teacher in the school. While on the teaching staff of the seminary she was chosen. in August, 1897, as mother superior Of the diocesan community of the Sisters of Mercy. which at that time num- bered 500 sisters and had 20 houses. She was again chosen mother superior in 1900 During this term as head of inc order she purchased 40 acres of land on Hamilton Heights, West Hart ford, as a site for future boarding school. In 1903 she was made super for of St.. Peter's Convent, Danbury, and continued to control the destinies e that institution until 1907, when, up- on the death of Rev. Mother Agnes she was again called to Hartford, where she was chosen as head of the com munity.
 During this term ui ner adminis- tration, the new building of the Mt. St; Joseph's Seminary on Hamilton Heights was brought. to completion. The seminary Is the leading Cathonc educational institution in Connecticut for Catholic girls, and has students ennolled from many states. In 1910, 4Mother Fabian was again reelected as mother superior. In 1911 the Mer- iden branch of the Sisters of Mercy and the Middletown branch were brought. under her ssarisdiction by the decree of the apostolic delegate at Washington. making the total numDer of sisters,under- her. charge about 700. Att this time the new noyitiate and normal school Of the St. Augustine's Home on East street, West Hartford, was established for the training of teachers for the parochial schools. Mother Fabian was reelected as head of the Sisters of Mercy in 1914 and had more year tosserve before her term expired. Since her last election, the St. Agnes Home for Infants was erected < in West Hartford and was committed to her care. During her services as head of the order she had become well known not only among the Catfolics-p of the state but to mem befs of every denomination.