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The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a community of vowed Catholic women religious. Inspired by our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, we are passionate about our lives of prayer, education, service and advocacy.
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Biography
Sister Ann Brendan was born Mary Caroline on Oct. 15, 1935. She died on May 16, 2014. She was 78 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 53 years.
Sister Ann Brendan entered the Congregation in 1953. Her first vows took place in January 1956, and her final vows were in January 1961.
Sister Ann Brendan ministered as a teacher in Chicago and Indianapolis, including several years at Holy Cross School, where she helped organize a kindergarten. In 1987, Sister Ann Brendan began working on the opening of Woods Day Care. Initially, the day care was located in the basement of Hulman Hall. Eventually, a building was constructed for the day care and Sister Ann Brendan ministered as the director there until 2005.
It was said that Woods Day Care was Sister Ann Brendan’s “heart and soul.”
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