Important Dates

1181/82
Birth of Francis Bernardone
1193/94
Birth of Clare Offreducio
1202
Francis imprisoned during the war between Assisi and Perugia
1205/06
Francis encounters the leper
1206
At San Damiano, Francis receives the instruction to “Repair the Church”
1209
Approval of the Franciscan Rule of Life
1212
Clare joins Francis and forms an Order of religious women
1219
Francis meets Muslim Sultan Malek al-Kamil
1223
Christmas celebration at Greccio
1224
Francis receives the Stigmata at La Verna
1225
Francis composes the Canticle of the Creatures
1226
October 3: Death of Francis
1228
July 16: Canonization of St. Francis of Assisi
1253
August 11: Death of Clare
1255
August 15: Canonization of St. Clare of Assisi
1811
March 28: Birth of John Neumann
1824
November 14: Birth of Anna Maria Boll (Mother Francis Bachmann)
1836
Ordination of John Neumann in New York
1842
Father John Neumann becomes a Redemptorist priest
1851
Death of Anthony Bachmann
1852
Neumann becomes fourth Bishop of Philadelphia
1855
Founding of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
1860
January 5: Death of Bishop John Neumann
1863
June 30: Death of Mother Francis Bachmann
1871
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia purchase Aston property
1872
Sisters of St. Francis open Our Lady of Angels Normal School
1917
Summer school opened with college classes approved
1958
Sisters of St. Francis begin formal process for establishing a four-year college
1964
Groundbreaking for Our Lady of Angels College
1965
March 3: College Charter signed; Classes begin in September
1977
June 19: Canonization of Saint John Neumann
1980
OLA College becomes coeducational; name changed to Neumann College
1994
Approval for Residence program; Living and Learning Centers I, II, and III opened in 1997, 1999, 2002 respectively
2005
Neumann College celebrates its 40th Anniversary; The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia celebrate their 150th Anniversary
2009
Neumann College becomes Neumann University
2009
Dedication of Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development
2015
Neumann University celebrates its 50th Anniversary
2016
Dedication of the John J. Mullen Communication Center
2019
Renaming of the Living and Learning Centers as Flynn, Cunningham and O'Neill Halls after the first 3 presidents
2019
Dedication of the Health Sciences Center