Sister Sponsa Beltran

Sister Sponsa Beltran (born Rosarie Beltran; March 25, 1925 – April 6, 2016) was an American missionary who was part of the Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis. She was known for her work in Liberia as a nurse and caregiver for abandoned, displaced children and children with disabilities. She founded Our Lady of Fatima Rehabilitation Facility outside of Monrovia in 1998 and later, that work was taken over by the Jerry Cebulski African Disability Foundation (JCADF) which still operates to this day.

Biography Beltran was born Rosarie Beltran on March 25, 1925, and grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Beltran was the eldest of eight children and was the sister of the Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran.

Afterward, she attended Marymount High School and planned to become a nun after graduation. Beltran became part of the Bernadine Franciscan Sisters in 1944. She began to work with people with disabilities in the area. She started working in Cape Palmas at a clinic for the poor. In 1997, he came to San Pedro to deliver supplies and food to the 105 children who were staying at the Centre Bon Berger Catholic Mission. The facility was created to provide education and care to displaced or abandoned young people and people with disabilities.