The Motherhouse

Welcome to the Sisters of Saint Casimir Motherhouse 
located in Chicago, Illinois.

   
 The Motherhouse was built in 1911 to become the heart and home for the new Congregation established in 1907.  This is where women came to join Mother Maria and learn about religious life. The Motherhouse also became a ministry site for grade school students and housed the first classrooms of St. Casimir Academy.

    As the numbers of Sisters and students increased, the original building was too small. In 1921, the second section of the original building was added to make more room for the Sisters' living quarters and additional classrooms and laboratories. Four years later, in 1925, a third section was added to the Academy and Motherhouse - the magnificent Romanesque chapel and auditorium which also served as the girls' gymnasium. 

    Years later, with a growing number of aging Sisters who required special care, an Infirmary was built in 1971 to meet the needs of the Sisters.  The addition also included administrative offices for the General Council. To this day, many Sisters call the Motherhouse home.

Lithuanian Museum

                                                          Today, housed in the original Motherhouse building are three Lithuanian "Heritage Rooms." The first contains Lithuanian artifacts, which preserve the congregation's Lithuanian cultural wealth.

Lithuanian Library

    Also located in the original Motherhouse building is the Sisters of St. Casimir Lithuanian Library which houses many periodicals and books published in Lithuania before the Russian occupation. These publications were collected and preserved from the library of Reverend Anthony Staniukynas, co-founder of the Sisters of St. Casimir and Mother Maria Kaupas, Foundress.

Tours

    Interested in a tour of the Motherhouse, the Lithuanian Heritage Rooms and/or the Lithuanian Library? Tours can be arranged by calling the Sisters of St. Casimir Motherhouse at 773-776-1324.