▁those ▁we ▁meet ▁in ▁our ▁service ▁of ▁love ." ▁ ▁Revolution ▁and ▁ex ile ▁The ▁sudden ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁con greg ation . ▁Rum ors ▁of ▁anti - C atholic ▁at roc ities ▁by ▁the ▁Paris ▁Comm une ▁caused ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁safety . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁larger ▁group , ▁who ▁brought ▁with ▁them ▁Braun , ▁who ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁shock ▁resulting ▁from ▁his ▁min istry ▁at ▁the ▁battle front . ▁Because ▁of ▁her ▁national ity , ▁the ▁co - found er , ▁Mother ▁Od ilia , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁native ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁refuge es ▁were ▁warm ly ▁received ▁by ▁Card inal ▁Henry ▁Edward ▁Mann ing , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁who ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁small ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Braun ▁and ▁the ▁Sister s ▁quickly ▁established ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁End ▁of ▁London ▁where ▁they ▁began ▁again ▁their ▁mission ▁of ▁helping ▁struggling ▁workers ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁up he av als ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁u pr is ings , ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁peace ▁in ▁France , ▁Braun ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Sister s ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁hom eland . ▁They ▁re - est ab lished ▁the ▁con greg ation