Cabrini

American  

[kuh-bree-nee, kah-bree-nee] / kəˈbri ni, kɑˈbri ni /

noun

1. Saint Frances Xavier Mother Cabrini, 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Example Sentences

"If he can change the kids at Cabrini Green he can change the city," said Tara Stamps, a fellow educator who worked with Johnson at Jenner Academy in Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2023

Other parishioners gathered Sunday at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church, where O'Connell served the South Los Angeles parish for more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

The family settled in Cabrini Homes, a mixed-race public-housing development on Chicago’s Near North Side, which was a center of left-wing politics.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Much of the crowd in Barcelona had not yet even found their seats when Cabrini whipped a cross and Rossi headed in.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

Hall would check into the Columbus Sanitarium — which later became Cabrini Hospital — at the corner of Madison and Boren Streets and died two days later.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2021