The story of the School Sisters of St. Francis in the United States began in 1843 in Graz, Austria, when a devout young woman, Antonia Lampel, a member of the Secular Franciscan Order, became aware of the need in the local area for educating and training young girls both spiritually and academically. Antonia, her sister Amalia, and a few young women of the Secular Franciscans agreed to live together as a small community while they devoted themselves to the education and formation of young girls, particularly of the lower social class. 

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