page_title: Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George
section_title: House of formation
hierarchical_section_title: Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George / Charisms and apostolate / House of formation
caption_attribution_description: English: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Eucharist, the Body of Christ. The Eucharist is held in a modern monstrance, flanked by candles. We gaze over the shoulders of altar servers who are kneeling in adoration.
context_page_description: The Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George is a Roman Catholic Congregation of consecrated women whose spirituality is derived from St. Francis of Assisi. Mother M. Anselma Bopp and Father John Gerard Dall founded the Order in Thuine, Germany, in 1869. The Order expanded to the U.S. in 1923 with the founding of a Provincialate and Novitiate in Alton, Illinois, which continues to be the location of the Provincial House. They are also located in other areas of Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin, as well as on missions in Brazil and Cuba.
context_section_description: The Mater Redemptoris House of Formation was founded in 2000 in the Diocese of La Crosse as a residential and retreat house and is staffed by the Sisters. The goal of Mater Redemptoris is to aid Catholic women in discerning their vocations, form them in prayer and understanding of consecrated life, and educate youth about consecrated life. 
   The Mater Redemptoris House of Formation was closed in 2019 by Bishop William Callahan.
caption: Eucharistic Adoration
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