LIVING HISTORY
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ED DRONDOSKI
operate the school, finally
bringing formal Catholic
education to the area. The
three sisters, who wore the
long, white dresses and
scapulars and prominent
black veils of their order,
created a stir among local
folks who had never seen
nuns before.
“We soon became aware
that we were the first
‘nuns’ ever to come to Fort
Pierce,” wrote Sister Jane
Francis, OP, in 1926. “A
day or so after we arrived,
Sister Sabina and I were
walking down the street
when a huckster driving
his horse and cart spied
us, garbed as we were
in our white habits and
black veils. This shock at
the sight of us knew no
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The old St. Anastasia School under construction, circa 1913. The school
has two stories and a basement.
The Rev. Gabriel Ruppert was the first
pastor of St. Anastasia Catholic Church.
The photo was taken in 1929, his last
year at St. Anastasia. Ruppert was affectionately
called Father Gabriel.
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