Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
Deus Meus et Omnia
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 3, 2026
1. Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Marker
Founded by Mother Mary Ignatius Hayes in Belle Prairie, Minnesota, 1873
Dedicated to works of mercy and education throughout the world.
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life
St. Francis of Assisi
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 41° 51.514′ N, 87° 54.287′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Wolf Road south of Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38), on the right when traveling south. The memorial is in Section 8 of Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: At Peace Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Scalabrini Fathers (within shouting distance of this marker); Queen of Heaven Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό
this page online
More about this marker. The graves of some Missionary Franciscan Sisters are near this memorial.
Also see . . . Elizabeth Hayes. From the official site of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
Excerpt: "When God calls free human beings to enter a covenant, God remains faithful to it and now in the designs of providence the time was ripe for the hopes and plans of Sister Mary Ignatius to be realised. The year was 1873, the place Belle Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.A., when our branch of the Franciscan family known as Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the(Submitted on June 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)Immaculate Conception became a reality in a small one-roomed log cabin. The initial years of guiding the young community were years that called for a depth and breadth of vision that could only have come from a profound faith and a very deep sense that this call to mission was from God and would therefore be sustained by God through even the severest trials. By 1878, the Belle Prairie community could count six professed sisters and a flourishing little novitiate. Her success only incited her missionary spirit and she turned her attention to the black population of the South, who at that time, were the most underprivileged, deprived and humiliated inhabitants of the United States. By the summer of 1879 Mother Mary Ignatius and a small community of nine were ministering on the Isle of Hope, Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. In obedience to the Pope, the novitiate was established in Rome, a symbolic action testifying that our mission was not confined to the peoples of any particular race or country but that it was to extend to the universal Church."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 3, 20262. Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 3, 2026
3. Rear view of the memorial
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, circa 1889
4. Mother Ignatius Hayes
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
