The first Dominican Sisters in the United States took their vows in 1822 in Kentucky. Mother Angela Sansbury was the first superior. In 1830, at the request of Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Cincinnati, five Sisters came to Ohio, where they started St. Mary’s Academy in Somerset. Today marks the beginning of the Columbus Dominicans. They arrived on February 5, led by Mother Angela’s sibling, Sister Benvin Sansbury (1797-1873) (seen above). In 1830, Ohio was the frontier, and Catholic schools were... Read more