Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (Latin: Congregation Sororum Sacrae Familiae de Nazareth, English:. Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, religious symbol: CSF n ) are a religious community of the Roman Catholic Church. The Congregation was founded in 1875 by the Blessed Franciszka Siedliska ( 1842-1902 ) in Rome.

History

The Polish nun Franciszka Siedliska ( religious name Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd ) initiated in 1873 by Pope Pius IX in an inquiry. the establishment of a sister congregation. Two years later (1875 ) she founded in Rome the " Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth ." With her and 11 other nuns, it established in 1885, the first branch in the United States. The sisters met on July 4, 1885 in Chicago and began their work. In Chicago, they took care of a parish, which consisted of immigrant Italians. The sisters took over work in the community care, pastoral care for immigrants, the education and built a health service on.

Organization

The General House is located in Rome, the General Council shall be as follows: a Superior General, the Deputy Superior General, the Secretary General, six council members and a financial manager. The Generalate is responsible for the Provinces in the United States, Poland, Europe (England, France and Italy), Australia, the Philippines and Belarus. The Congregation has 1406 members, of which 1253 with an everlasting and 103 with a time profession. The community has 30 novices and 20 postulants.

Märtyrinnen

On March 5, 2000 by Pope John Paul II, the sister Adele Mardosewicz and ten other Märtyrinnen of the Order, 1943 were killed in the period of National Socialism, beatified.