Community of St. Mary

The Community of St. Mary (CSM) is an Anglican religious order of nuns with independent houses located in Greenwich, New York, Sewanee, Tennessee, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and also in Malawi and the Philippines.

The oldest indigenous Anglican (Episcopalian) order in the United States, it was founded in New York City in 1865 by Harriet Starr Cannon and a small group of fellow nuns.

The Episcopal Church was initially slow to recognize the order, and they only found wide support after four of the sisters died nursing victims of a yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee in 1878.

Then and now the sisters have felt called to the care of "the lost, forgotten, and underprivileged"[4] after the example of many Christian saints, including St Vincent de Paul.

The Western Province sisters pursue individual ministries, but are especially involved in offering retreats and spiritual direction at Mary's Margin in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.

They also give presentations in churches, visit the sick, lead Bible studies, preach, and work on their farm, helping other women to learn sustainable agriculture techniques.