ABOUT MOUNT ASSISI Founded in Austria in 1843, the School Sisters of Saint Francis came to the United States from Bohemia in 1911 to teach, first among the Slovak peoples of western Pennsylvania. The order flourished here, and soon required a convent. Mount Assisi Convent was consecrated in 1928 as the order's motherhouse in the United States. Mount Assisi Academy, a high school for girls, was added on the grounds in 1938. A well-recognized facility in the local area, the beautiful grounds at Mount Assisi now provide a home for both the Marian Hall Home assisted-living facility and a preschool facility, as well as the convent. The exterior beauty of Mount Assisi adds to the enjoyment of Marian Hall residents, who also find their life enhanced by their newly renovated rooms and lounge areas, and the facility's beautiful chapel.