Founding Sisters of Mercy, 1946. Sisters of Mercy, Guam collection
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Sisters of Mercy

The Religious Sisters of Mercy, commonly called the Sisters of Mercy or Mercy Sisters, were the first permanent community of Catholic religious women in Guam

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Gov. Guerrero and Franciscan Sisters, 1960s. MARC collection.
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Franciscan Sisters

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, more commonly known as the Franciscan Sisters, are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church. The

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Father Roman de Vera
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Father Roman de Vera

Pioneer promoter of the CHamoru language. Father Roman Maria de Vera (1878 – 1959), a Catholic missionary on Guam from 1915 until 1941, was one

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Fr. Marcian Pellett at work in his art studio at St. Fidelis Friary, 1980s. Capuchin Order, Guam
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Father Marcian Pellet

Father Marcian Pellet (1909 – 1996), OFM Cap. was a Capuchin missionary, artist, sculptor, and amateur archaeologist. He spent 57 years dedicated to the Catholic

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