Franciscan Order in Modern Times - Society of The Atonement

Society of The Atonement

The Society of the Atonement, also known as Graymoor Friars and Graymoor Sisters, started in 1898 as a religious community in the Episcopal Church, and came into union with the Holy See in 1909.

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