A little history about the Capuchins and plagues.
The Capuchin Order was given the nickname “Brothers of the people” largely because of their work among plague victims in Italy. Brother Mark Schenk, the Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Province of St. Conrad, recalled this history, “The Capuchins are no strangers to epidemics. In a sense, we exist for times like these.”
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