Convent Outside Detroit Lost 13 Nuns to Covid-19 with 12 Dying in One Month

Authors

Amanda Jackson, CNN
Rebekah Riess, CNN
Sharif Paget, CNN

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

7-23-2020

Capture Date

7-26-2020

URL

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/21/us/felician-sisters-covid-deaths-trnd/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Abstract

This article features the Felician Sisters convent in Livonia, Michigan and the deaths of 13 nuns due to the coronavirus. The grieving process and response to COVID-19 in addition to the survival of 17 nuns from COVID-19 is detailed. Each of the 13 nuns who died from the pandemic is featured in the article.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Jackson, Amanda; Riess, Rebekah; and Paget, Sharif, "Convent Outside Detroit Lost 13 Nuns to Covid-19 with 12 Dying in One Month" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Health. 83.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-health/83