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Brother
Bonaventure Thelen founded the first Alexian foundation in the United
States in Chicago in 1866. In 1869 he came to St. Louis and obtained
permission from Archbishop Kenrick to build a hospital. Brother
Bonaventure purchased the old Simons mansion located on five acres at
Carondelet (Broadway) and Osage Streets. The hospital admitted its
first patient on April 12, 1870. In 1997 the Alexian Brothers sold the
hospital. However, the Alexian Brothers continue their presence in St.
Louis through ministering to older adults in the metropolitan area.
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Alexian Brothers of Missouri will be known for its innovation and
entrepreneurship in developing mission centered, integrated programs
and services for Older Adults throughout the Metropolitan St. Louis
area that will focus on the provision of quality services to support
individual choices and preferences based on the Alexian Brothers Core
Values:
• Compassion
• Dignity of Person
• Care of the Poor
• Holism
• Partnership
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