Chapter Eleven: Frances Xavier (Maria Francesca) Cabrini Flashcards
painterly
of, relating to, or typical of a painter
fervent
exhibiting great intensity of feeling
aberration
something or someone regarded as atypical and therefore able to be ignored or discounted; deviating from a moral standard or normal state
tenement
a room or set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments
compatriot
a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
reliquary
a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
disenfranchised
deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity (i.e. the right to vote)
mulatto
a usually offensive term for a person of mixed white and black ancestry
sanitarium
an establishment or facility offering usually long-term medical care or treatment for conditions such as mental or emotional disorders
omnipotence
the quality of having unlimited authority or influence
shipboard
existing or taking place on board a ship
Where was Frances Xavier Cabrini born?
Lombardy, present-day Italy
As part of Frances Xavier Cabrini’s use of divine love as a model, what sorts of actions were prohibited for her sisters?
sarcasm, rude words, corporal punishment, and criticism of others
What was the reality of most Italian immigrants living in the Untied States in the late 19th/early 20th century?
The typically lived in tenement slums, and held undesirable work in mines, on plantations, or laying railway lines.
Where did Francis Xavier Cabrini serve as a missionary?
Throughout the United States (New York, CHicago, Scranton, Newark, Dever, Seattle) and lAtin America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Argentina)
