Sisters to sow deep roots in Loomis with large convent
New priory will hold 100 women, has an estimated cost of $30 million
A group of Roman Catholic sisters, who wear traditional habits, are in the process of building a large convent in Loomis.
The Domenican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, are planning a 100-sister convent, called a priory, on 40 acres of land on the corner of Rocklin and Barton roads.
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| Kim Palaferri/Special to the Loomis News Sisters Thomas Augustine Becker, left, and Mary Samuel Handwerker focus on a Bible reading during prayer at their four-sister convent in Loomis. | |
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