Mary Ephrem Glenn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Ephrem Glenn

educator and Catholic leader from the USA

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1836

Place of Birth: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1916

Profession: nun

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn, S.P.
(January 21, 1836 – February 1, 1916) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1874-83.
During her term, she established missions beyond Indiana for the first time and greatly reduced the Congregation's indebtedness, which was partly a result of the Panic of 1873. She was born Margaret Glenn in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in 1836 but grew up in Indiana.
Her parochial school in Madison was run by the Sisters of Providence, and the congregation foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin visited this mission in 1846.
Mother Theodore was impressed by Margaret and gave her a picture representing a child near the Blessed Virgin.
Margaret later remarked that this was the beginning of her vocation to become a religious sister.Margaret later entered the Sisters of Providence and took the name Sister Mary Ephrem.
By 1862 she was a fully professed Sister and was sent to work at a school in Loogootee, Indiana.
In 1866, due to her way with finances, Sister Mary Ephrem was named the Econome (Treasurer) of the congregation, in charge of all accounting.
She also spent time at St.
Rose Academy in Vincennes, Indiana.