School Sisters of St. Francis

Milwaukee architects, Peter Brust and Richard Philipp, designed the Chapel in the style of Italian Romanesque Revival, having toured Italy as research for this commission.

Given the danger of attack by German U-boats, the shipment required the special authorization of President Woodrow Wilson.

Over 140 School Sisters of St. Francis serve the pastoral, educational, health, and social needs of rural and urban communities in Switzerland and Germany.

Service to the people of Latin America began in 1932 when sisters from the European Province went to Honduras at the request of the local Church.

Sixty School Sisters of St. Francis from Latin America serve the pastoral, educational, health and social needs of the poor and marginalized in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru.