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Immaculate Conception Convent served as the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis. It was founded in 1851 by Mother Theresa Hackelmeier of Vienna, Austria. After a fire in 1857, it was rebuilt. The chapel was built in 1889, the convent was reconstructed in 1876 and 1901, and the novitiate was built in 1931 and 1964. Its purpose was expressed as being for God and youth.
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