Mother Mary Ann Aloysia Hardey

1. Mother Mary Ann Aloysia Hardey By: Noah E. (Ookie the Cookie), Matthew Mc., Nicholas R., Cameron S., Ian W. (Umzkeze)

2. Mother Hardey; A True Visionary • Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey was born December 8th 1809 in Piscataway, Maryland which made her an American citizen. It was important that she was born in Maryland because this state was the start of where religious freedom was accepted. • In 1803 the French sold the land that would make up the Louisiana Purchase. Now that this land was sold, it became American territory. When Mother Hardey was 7 years old she moved to Opelousas, Louisiana. She went to school at Sacred Heart school in Opelousas.

3. Mother Hardey; A life of Leadership • Mother Hardey chose the name Aloysia because Aloysia Jouve died young and had a high reputation of holiness. Mother Hardey wanted to reflect on Aloysia’s life. • After the habit of holiness, she went to St. Michaels, or Grand Coteau, on Mississippi and she taught there with Mother Audé. • After Mother Barat called Mother Audé back to France, Mother Hardey became the 23rd superior of the convent. • Then, after she became the superior of the convent, she started a life of travel to open houses to oversee their development. Doing this, she gained experience that would help her later with opening Sacred Heart School in the United States.

4. Mother Hardey; A Role Model • In 1842, Mother Hardey went to France for a society wide council finally meeting Madeline Sophie Barat. • Mother Hardey was in charge in New York for 30 years and she established Manhattanville: which was her most famous foundation. Manhattanville is a boarding school that is in southern Manhattan. • She received the land of Manhattanville by novena which means the way of the cross for nine days. • On the end of the ninth day, the heir to Manhattanville died and it was sold to Mother Hardey.

5. Mother Hardey; A Life of Teaching • After creating the house in Manhattanville, she made one more in New York. • While managing the two houses in New York, she had two others in Montreal and Halifax. • After founding her third house in New York, she felt ill, and had a stroke the next day. • When the Civil War came upon the United States, it was hard to keep peace in the Manhattanville house, because she had daughters of officers on both sides.

6. Mother Hardey; Pray for Us! • During the Civil War, Mother Barat, had Mother Hardey work in the Midwest instead of the Eastern Coast of America. • After opening many other schools, Mother Hardey became even more ill, and might have received a serious heart condition. • Mother Hardey died on June 17, 1886 possibly from her heart condition.

7. Mother Hardey; Connections • Mother Hardey was born just before the Louisiana Purchase. • Mother Hardey was born in Maryland, where the right of free religion was new. • Mother Hardey was one of the first missionaries to not have been born in Europe. • Mother Hardey helped with schools, orphanages, and hospitals.

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