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Mother Cabrini founded Columbus Hospital in Chicago in 1905, a place where she lived, worked, and died. The Shrine dedicated in her honor was built as a chapel inside the hospital. The chapel became the center of worship and prayer for all.
Spiritual Center & Architectural Masterpiece in the Heart of Lincoln Park. Historically, this site was home to Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, a missionary woman religious, who helped shape America's social and health care system in the early twentieth century.
Mother Cabrini, a missionary woman religious, helped shape America’s social and health care system in the early twentieth century, having a profound effect on Chicago. Mother Cabrini came to Chicago in 1899 and opened the Assumption School and then Columbus Hospital.
Known as the Universal Patron Saint of Immigrants for her tireless work helping Italian immigrants everywhere, she is also considered one of the most influential women in Chicago history. In 1905, Mother Cabrini founded Columbus Hospital in Chicago. It was the place where she lived, worked, and later died.
In Chicago, Illinois, the sisters opened Columbus Hospital in Lincoln Park and Columbus Extension Hospital (later renamed Saint Cabrini Hospital) in the heart of the city's Italian neighborhood on the Near West Side. Both hospitals eventually closed.
National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Chicago, Illinois. 1,247 likes · 32 talking about this · 1,948 were here. The National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was built to celebrate...
With an army of workers, a 5-foot-tall Cabrini took over the construction of the Columbus Hospital in Chicago, which opened in 1905.
