In 1877 his cousin, relocated Norwid to the (Œuvre de Saint Casimir) on the outskirts of Paris in Ivry. That location, run by Polish nuns, was home to many destitute Polish emigrants. There, Norwid was befriended by Teodor Jełowicki who also gave him material support. Some of his final works include a comedy play (Pure Love at Sea Baths, 1880), the philosophical treatesie (Silence, 1882), and novels (written c. 1881–83), Stygmat (Stigmata, 1881–82) and Tajemnica lorda Singelworth (The Secret of Lord Singelworth, 1883). Throughouthis life, he also wrote many letters, over a 1,000 of which survived to be studied by scholars.
