Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence
The Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence (Latin: Congregatio Divinae Providentiae) is a Catholic religious institute that was founded in 1851 in Germany by Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, Bishop of Mainz, and Stephanie Amelia Starkenfels de la Roche, a French noblewoman.
The Congregation has three provinces: Germany, America-Caribbean, and Korea. The Congregation also includes Peru, which is not a province, but a region. It is an international community of 750 vowed members and 300 associates.
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[edit] History
In 1876, the original motherhouse in Mainz, Germany, sent six sisters to the United States to begin a new foundation. These sisters settled in Pittsburgh, PA.[1]
In 2001, the three American provinces--Kingston, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, and St. Louis, MO--together with the region of Puerto Rico and the mission of Santo Domingo, became one American-Caribbean province, the Marie de la Roche Province.[2]
[edit] Literature
- Preller, Karl Philipp (1951). 100 Jahre Mainzer Schwestern von der göttlichen Vorsehung (1851-1951): Ein Ketteler-Werk u. Denkmal. Mainz: Schwestern von d. Göttl. Vorsehung. OCLC 73646785. (German)
[edit] See also
- La Roche College, a college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania administered by the Congregation
[edit] References
- ^ Sisters of Divine Providence (2001). "150 Years". timeline from 1851-2001 with highlights related to the Sisters of Divine Providence in North America.
- ^ Sisters of Divine Providence (2001). "150 Years". timeline from 1851-2001 with highlights related to the Sisters of Divine Providence in North America.
[edit] External links
Works related to Sisters of Divine Providence at Wikisource- Marie de la Roche Province website
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