Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi

About Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi

We are a community of 340 vowed women and 87 lay women and men associates located from the West coast to the East. Our motherhouse is located on the shores of Lake Michigan in St. Francis (Milwaukee), Wisconsin. Our history began in 1849 when a small group of lay Third Order Franciscans heard a call for missionaries to the new world. We are the first foundation of Franciscan women to be established in the United States. In 1999, we celebrated the 150th year of our foundation with two other congregations that share the same foundresses. Together with the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wisconsin and the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, Meriden, Connecticut we celebrated our foundation as well as our future!