Near Death, Nuns Contemplate the Other Side

Photographer Mae Ryan interviews the Sisters of The Convent of Mary the Queen, a home for aging nuns in the Bronx
Mae Ryan

The Sisterhood
The Sisters of Charity established the Convent of Mary the Queen in 1958 as a residence for senior sisters who could no longer take care of themselves.

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