From early childhood she indicated a burning desire to devote her life to missionary work among the Chinese. It was Pope Leo XIII who advised her "not to go east. but to the west." With six Sisters of the order she had founded in Italy. Mother Cabrini arrived as an immigrant to the United States. March 31. 1889. Her work was concentrated largely toward helping fellow Italian immigrants to become rooted in American soil. While transportation was still primitive and dangerous in many areas. she traveled widely throughout the United States to establish schools. colleges. kindergartens. and free clinics in New York. New Orleans.
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