Sr Anthony Marie Granger, FHM dies at 99 in New York City

July 25, 2022 | The Black Catholic Messenger

By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger

Sr Anthony Marie Granger, FHM of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary—the third-oldest order of Black nuns in the United States—died last month in New York City at the age of 99 following an extended illness.

The news of her passing on Thursday, June 2nd was first announced publicly by St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Harlem, where her funeral took place on June 9th. Her niece also shared the news on social media.

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