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Born in Ireland in 1893 but raised in Scotland, Mother Angeline, along with six companions, left the Little Sisters of the Poor in the Bronx in 1929 to found a new American congregation that would exclusively serve the needs of the elderly of all economic levels. After they became members of the Order of Carmelites, the congregation grew rapidly.

The order now serves the needs of thousands of aged and infirm men and women in 24 facilities in the U.S. and Ireland. All levels of care, from independent living to skilled nursing, are provided, with the highest degree of respect for the sanctity of life and dignity of the elderly person.

Mother Angeline died on Jan. 21, 1984, on her 91st birthday. Her order continues her work in the Diocese of Albany at St. Teresa's Motherhouse in Germantown and Teresian House in Albany.

Mother Angeline's sainthood cause was introduced in the Diocese in 1989. She is now recognized as a Servant of God. Year by year, her and her unswerving love for and dedication to the elderly, as well as her personal holiness, have become better known.

Since 1992, after studying and approving Mother Angeline's writings, the Albany diocesan Tribunal has been interviewing witnesses familiar with Mother Angeline and recording their testimony. This stage of the process is drawing to a close as the final witnesses are being interviewed.

Anyone else who believes that he or she has information relevant to the investigation of the life and virtues of Mother Angeline is invited to write to the Office of the Postulator, St. Teresa's Motherhouse, 600 Woods Rd., Germantown, NY 12526-5639 before April 8.

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