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Saint Elena Guerra, OSS (23 June 1835 – 11 April 1914) was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit. Guerra was a strong proponent of the Holy Spirit as a motivation to do pious works. She dedicated her life particularly to the education of Chinese and African girls. [1]
Sisters Oblates of the Holy Spirit (Philippines) The Oblates of the Holy Spirit was founded in Lucca, Italy, in 1882, by Bl. Elena Guerra. The sisters now have houses in Cameroon, Canada, Italy, Philippines, and Rwanda. The Generalate of the Congregation is located in Rome, Italy. As of 31 December 2008, there were 232 sisters in 36 communities.
Oblate Sisters of Providence; Oblate Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus; Oblate Sisters of the Virgin Mary of Fatima; Oblates of Jesus the Priest; Oblates of St. Frances of Rome; Oblates of the Holy Spirit; Order of the Blessed Sacrament; Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary; Ordre de Notre-Dame du Refuge; Sisters of Our Lady of Fidelity
Mother Mary Lange (1784-1882): Founder and first superior of the Oblate Sisters of Providence Henriette DeLille (1812-1862): Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family order in New Orleans in 1842
Oblates strive to live according to the Rule of Saint Benedict. [25] Benedictine oblates have two mottos: (1) "UT IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS" - That in all things God may be glorified; (2) "Pax" - Peace. [26] Oblates are to practice Lectio Divina, the traditional monastic practice of reading the Bible, daily. [3]
Cofounder, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Oblate Sisters of Providence: Detroit: Heroic Virtues 1894 Elizabeth Hayes (rel. name: Mary Ignatius of Jesus) 1823 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom 6 May 1894 Rome, Italy Founder, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Saint Paul and Minneapolis
The Community of the Holy Cross (CHC) is an Anglican religious order founded in 1857 by Elizabeth Neale (sister of John Mason Neale), at the invitation of Father Charles Fuge Lowder, to work with the poor around St Peter's London Docks in Wapping. [1] The Community moved to a large convent in Haywards Heath. [2]
Antonia Maria de Oviedo Schöntal (16 March 1822 – 28 February 1898) was a Swiss-Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer, an order that she established with the Benedictine Bishop José María Serra.