Former principal of St. Peter Claver School dies at 93 February 19, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Anne Bernadette Mancini (formerly Sister Marie Francelle) was offered Feb. 16 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Anne died Feb. 9. She was 93 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Anne entered religious life in 1951 and professed her first vows in 1953. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Neumann University (then Our Lady of Angels College) in Pennsylvania. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Anne served as a teacher and then principal of St. Peter Claver School, Baltimore. She worked as the learning center assistant at St. Katherine School and as the learning center director at Ss. Philip and James School, both in Baltimore. She also did some volunteer work at Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore. Elsewhere, Sister Anne ministered in Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and the Archdiocese of Washington. She also served in Africa and the Dominican Republic. Read More Obituaries Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Agnes Rose McNally dies at 97 Sister Katherine O’Neil, I.H.M., dies at 84 Father John E. Lynch Jr., C.S.P, dies at 101 Jesuit Father Robert Hamm dies at 88 Dominican master recalls Cardinal Duka’s courage, perseverance in faith amid persecution Dick Cheney dies at 84; his power, influence seen as ‘unmatched’ in history of vice presidency Copyright © 2023 Catholic Review Media Print
