15, 1981 and served as the Network’s first Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. By 1980, the Nuns had converted the garage of their monastery into a television studio.ĭespite having only a high school education, no television experience and only $200 in the bank, Mother Angelica officially launched the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) on Aug. In Irondale, Mother Angelica’s vision took form and her distinctive approach to teaching the Catholic Faith led to parish talks, the publication of pamphlets and books, then radio and television opportunities. On May 20, 1962, Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Ala. In 1956, while awaiting a delicate spinal surgery, Sister Angelica made a promise that, if God would permit her to walk again, she would build a monastery in the South. 2, 1947 she made her first profession of vows and in January 1953, Sister Angelica took her solemn vows as a Poor Clare nun. Angelica was chosen to be a member of the community there. Soon after, the Cleveland Monastery established a new foundation in Canton, and Sr. A year later, she received her religious name – Sister Mary Angelica of the Annunciation.
CDT, Easter Sunday, March 27, surrounded by the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Ala.īorn Rita Antoinette Rizzo in Canton, Ohio in 1923, she entered the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Cleveland on Aug.
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, P.C.P.A., known to millions around the world as Foundress of the EWTN Global Catholic Network, died peacefully at 5 p.m.
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