Elaine Ryan/Sister Mary Clare
St. Joseph's Convent outside of Columbia is closing. The convent building has been sold, with plans to turn it into affordable housing for either single mothers or seniors. The Sisters there, members of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ community, must move to another building on the property.
The York County connection? Sister Mary Clare, a long-time resident of the convent, started out life as Mildred Reineberg of York and took a roundabout route from here to there.
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