Cloistered Visionary: Sister Mary of the Compassion and the Art Apostolate in Union City, New Jersey

The contemplative Dominican nun, Sister Mary of the Compassion (Constance Mary Rowe) (1908–1977), became a successful artist from within the cloister. Born in Great Britain, she came to New York to advance her art career but discerned a vocation to the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary in Un...

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Main Author: Perrone, Fernanda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: US catholic historian
Year: 2021, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 49-77
IxTheo Classification:CE Christian art
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary
B Blue Chapel
B religious art
B Constance Mary
B contemplative nuns
B liturgical art
B Liturgical Movement
B Union City
B Rowe
B Dominican artists
B New Jersey
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Summary:The contemplative Dominican nun, Sister Mary of the Compassion (Constance Mary Rowe) (1908–1977), became a successful artist from within the cloister. Born in Great Britain, she came to New York to advance her art career but discerned a vocation to the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary in Union City, New Jersey. While best known to those living near her monastery, her influence spread worldwide through exhibits and publications. Impacted by the liturgical movement and medieval and early renaissance art, Sister Mary of the Compassion's work can be seen in the context of the development of Christian art, Catholic Action, the liturgical revival, and the history of women religious.
ISSN:1947-8224
Contains:Enthalten in: US catholic historian
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cht.2021.0017