Sister Mary Florentine (aka Sister Mary Florence) (Nee: Alphonsine Collin).
Member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM).
Chosen as one of the twelve foundresses for the Oregon mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the community's first establishment outside of Quebec. Arrived in Portland, Oregon, October 21, 1859. First foundation in the Pacific Northwest: St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon, November 6, 1859.
Alphonsine Collin was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and was placed as a boarder with the Sisters of the Holy Names as an early age. After graduation, she entered the SNJM community. When the Oregon mission was determined in 1859, Sister was named a foundress at the age of 21. When she arrived with the other eleven foundresses at Fort Vancouver on October 21, 1859, she was greeted by her sister Sister Mary Blandina, a Sister of Providence who had come to the Northwest a couple of years earlier. For ten years, Sister Mary Florentine taught in SNJM schools. However, due to her own ill health, she was named infirmarian at the Sisters' infirmary at St. Mary's, Portland. She died at age 32 with her sister Sister Mary Blandina at her bedside.
Member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM).
Chosen as one of the twelve foundresses for the Oregon mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the community's first establishment outside of Quebec. Arrived in Portland, Oregon, October 21, 1859. First foundation in the Pacific Northwest: St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon, November 6, 1859.
Alphonsine Collin was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and was placed as a boarder with the Sisters of the Holy Names as an early age. After graduation, she entered the SNJM community. When the Oregon mission was determined in 1859, Sister was named a foundress at the age of 21. When she arrived with the other eleven foundresses at Fort Vancouver on October 21, 1859, she was greeted by her sister Sister Mary Blandina, a Sister of Providence who had come to the Northwest a couple of years earlier. For ten years, Sister Mary Florentine taught in SNJM schools. However, due to her own ill health, she was named infirmarian at the Sisters' infirmary at St. Mary's, Portland. She died at age 32 with her sister Sister Mary Blandina at her bedside.
Sister Mary Florentine (aka Sister Mary Florence) (Nee: Alphonsine Collin).
Member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM).
Chosen as one of the twelve foundresses for the Oregon mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the community's first establishment outside of Quebec. Arrived in Portland, Oregon, October 21, 1859. First foundation in the Pacific Northwest: St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon, November 6, 1859.
Alphonsine Collin was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and was placed as a boarder with the Sisters of the Holy Names as an early age. After graduation, she entered the SNJM community. When the Oregon mission was determined in 1859, Sister was named a foundress at the age of 21. When she arrived with the other eleven foundresses at Fort Vancouver on October 21, 1859, she was greeted by her sister Sister Mary Blandina, a Sister of Providence who had come to the Northwest a couple of years earlier. For ten years, Sister Mary Florentine taught in SNJM schools. However, due to her own ill health, she was named infirmarian at the Sisters' infirmary at St. Mary's, Portland. She died at age 32 with her sister Sister Mary Blandina at her bedside.
Member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM).
Chosen as one of the twelve foundresses for the Oregon mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the community's first establishment outside of Quebec. Arrived in Portland, Oregon, October 21, 1859. First foundation in the Pacific Northwest: St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Oregon, November 6, 1859.
Alphonsine Collin was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and was placed as a boarder with the Sisters of the Holy Names as an early age. After graduation, she entered the SNJM community. When the Oregon mission was determined in 1859, Sister was named a foundress at the age of 21. When she arrived with the other eleven foundresses at Fort Vancouver on October 21, 1859, she was greeted by her sister Sister Mary Blandina, a Sister of Providence who had come to the Northwest a couple of years earlier. For ten years, Sister Mary Florentine taught in SNJM schools. However, due to her own ill health, she was named infirmarian at the Sisters' infirmary at St. Mary's, Portland. She died at age 32 with her sister Sister Mary Blandina at her bedside.
Inscription
Sister Mary Florentine - A. Collin Died Jan. 3, 1871
Gravesite Details
The Nuns Corner: Monument marks spot where mortuary chapel once stood over cemetery vault. Two-sided monument lists 40 Sisters of the Holy Names (SNJM), a Sister of Notre Dame, and a diocesan priest interred in vault.
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