Frances Xavier Cabrini Hall

Located in the Pioneer Village, Cabrini Hall houses 125+ sophomore students. Cabrini is connected to Mother Teresa Hall by a skybridge on the third floor. The building is staffed with four student Resident Success Assistants and one Residence Hall Director.

Building Amenities

• Apartment-style housing, consisting primarily of two double bedrooms and one single bedroom
• Shared bathroom, living room and kitchen
• Atrium-style common areas
• Study rooms on each floor
• Card swipe entry
• Laundry facilities on each floor
• All-gender public bathroom located on the first floor

Room Amenities

• Window coverings
• Tap card entry to the apartment
• Desks (one per resident)
• Chairs (one per resident)
• Twin bed with built in dresser (one per resident)
• Built-in closet (one per resident)
• Air conditioning/heating unit
• Wireless internet access
• Bathroom with one sink, toilet and shower

Meet the Staff

Bryn Bryan
Residence Hall Director
203-416-3461
bryans5@mail.sacredheart.edu

Resident Success Assistant

• Alli Weir (SRSA)
• Luanna Da Rocha
• Chelsea St Cloud
• Paul Goncalves

Who was Frances Xavier Cabrini?

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
1850-1917

Maria Francesca Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy. Frances spent the majority of her life in a state of delicate and fragile health. From a young age, Frances dedicated her life to religious work; she received her education from a convent school run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart and graduated with a teaching certification. Subsequently, a priest invited her to teach at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadagono, Italy. 

She became Mother Cabrini in 1877 when she completed her vows and took to the religious habit. In honor of St. Francis Xavier, she added Xavier to her name. She and six other women from her orphanage in Cadagono were asked by the bishop to found the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Frances composed the Rule and Constitution for the religious institute. Frances came to New York City in 1889 intending to build a new orphanage but she was faced with hardships and disappointments from the start of her journey. The location originally intended for her new orphanage was no longer available, but Frances did not give up, even though the archbishop insisted she return to Italy. Upon her refusal to leave, arrangements for housing were made by Archbishop Michael Corrigan with the convent of the Sisters of Charity. Frances was granted permission to establish an orphanage, located in what is now West Park, New York, now known as Saint Cabrini Home.

Frances held a deep trust in God and went on to found 67 institutions, including orphanages, schools and hospitals in 35 years. She was devoted to helping the poor, sick, abandoned and uneducated, as well as Italian immigrants.

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