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Isolina Ferré Aguayo (September 5, 1914 – August 3, 2000) was a Puerto Rican Roman Catholic nun. Known as the "Mother Teresa of Puerto Rico", she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her humanitarian work. Ferré Aguayo was born in Ponce to a wealthy family. She was one of five siblings, Jose, Carlos, Hernan, Rosario and Luis, Puerto Rico's former governor. When she was 21, Ferré traveled to the United States where she commenced her novitiate. After five years, she completed the solemn vows. As part of her religious work, Ferré traveled back and forth between Puerto Rico and the United States, serving as an abbess in Cabo Rojo and New York City. During this time frame, she attended various universities in the United States, studying sociology and arts. After working as a member of New York City's Committee Against Poverty, to which she was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay, Ferré decided in 1969, to set her permanent residence in Ponce, specifically in the poor sector of ''La Playa''. Here, she was responsible for opening a small hospital and a school named ''Centro De Orientacion De La Playa'' in the area, which would later become ''Centros Sor Isolina Ferré''. She is a member of Mu Alpha Phi sorority. ==Early life== Ferré was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Antonio Ferré and Mary Aguayo. Born into a wealthy family, she was one of six children. Her siblings included Luis, José, Carlos, Rosario, and Hermán Ferré.〔Mendoza et al.〕 Throughout the years, the Ferré family owned several companies in Puerto Rico, ranging from factories to newspapers. However, she was inclined towards a religious life from a young age. Her father was Catholic, but left the church when, at the request of a dying friend, he joined the Freemasons.〔Ramos et al., p.43〕 The other members of the family attended a church named ''Iglesia de la Monserrate'' located in Hormigueros.〔 Her mother used to spend her time in benevolent activities, often donating toys to orphaned children.〔Ramos et al., p.45-46〕 Her mother contracted Filaria, which limited her social and personal activities, therefore Saro, Ferré's older sister, became responsible for the upbringing of the younger children. When she was three years old, Ferré entered a religious school named ''Colegio de las Madres del Sagrado Corazón'', where she became interested in the habits practiced by the nuns. Ferré traveled throughout Ponce with some of the family's employees, becoming familiar with the neighborhoods and their inhabitants.〔Ramos et al., p.50-53〕 When she was young, Ferré believed that poverty was a voluntary economic state of being however, during her adolescence she realized that it wasn't so and that she was wrong in her way of thinking.〔Ramos et al., p.54-55〕 During this timeframe she practiced tennis and cycling, and taught Catechism.〔Ramos et al., p.64〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isolina Ferré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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