Constance, Nun, and her Companions
Commonly called "The Martyrs of Memphis," 1878
In August, 1878, Yellow Fever invaded the city of Memphis for the third time in ten years. By the months end the disease had become epidemic and a quarantine was ordered. While 30,000 citizens had fled in terror, 20,000 more remained to face the pestilence. As cases multiplied, death tolls averaged 200 daily. When the worst was over ninety percent of the population had contracted the Fever; more than 5,000 people had died.
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