Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Religion
Catholic
Organization
Institute
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Senior posting
Period in office
1856–1868
Predecessor
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Successor
Mother Anastasie Brown
Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, S.P., (June 2, 1815 – August 2, 1898) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1856 to 1868, directly succeeding the congregation's foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. During her time in office, she began rebuilding the Academy (now Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College)[1] and sent Sisters of Providence to staff military hospitals in Indianapolis and Vincennes, Indiana during the American Civil War.
She was born Eleanor Cecilia Kinzie Bailly in Mackinac County, Michigan, on June 2, 1815. Her father was Joseph Aubert de Gaspé Bailly de Messein, a Canadian fur magnate of French descent, and her mother was Marie Le Fèvre de la Vigne (Tou-se-qua), a member of the Ottawa tribe.[2] When Eleanor was seven, the family moved to the Joseph Bailly Homestead, Porter County, Indiana. This homestead was much traveled by various Native American tribes, including the Menominee, Winnebago, Fox and Dakota Sioux.[3]: 128
A priest named John Guegeuen celebrated Mass at this homestead and directed Eleanor to the Sisters of Providence.[4] Eleanor entered the community on November 25, 1841, at which time she became known as Sister Mary Cecilia. In 1843 she was selected to accompany Mother Theodore on a fundraising trip to France. The pair left Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on April 26, 1843, and sailed to France, where they spent time with the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir. The sisters there, who expected a "savage", were impressed by Bailly's education and fluent French.[4] Guerin and Bailly also met with dignitaries including Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies, Queen of France.[3]: 268–291
Upon returning, Bailly spent time teaching at the Academy, now Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and took full administrative charge of the institute in 1848.[3]: 530, 565
^Cotter, Anita (1940). "Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly". In God's Acre. 1: 1–36.
^Prosen, Anthony (2000). "A Jubilee Year Series: New stories from old Indiana". The Catholic Moment. Lafayette, Indiana. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ abcBrown, Mary Borromeo (1949). History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume I. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence.
^ abProsen, Anthony (16 July 2000). "Sisters of Providence first with mission in Local Church". The Catholic Moment. Lafayette, Indiana. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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