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The Maryknoll Sisters, (formerly the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic/Teresians) [1] are an institute of Catholic religious sisters founded in the village of Ossining, Westchester County, New York, in 1912, six months after the 1911 creation of the Maryknoll community of missionary brothers and fathers.
The Maryknoll Mission Center and Museum is located in Ossining. [2] Maryknoll has its own Post Office and zip code (10545). [3] In 1921 Katherine Slattery (Sr. Margaret Mary), who had previously worked for the Postal Service, opened the first U.S. Post Office at Maryknoll and became its first Postmistress. [4]
The two received permission to travel to Rome, where Pope Pius X granted their request to found a new society on June 29, 1911. [1] [16]Founder Mary Josephine Rogers, second from right in the front row, with the first 'Teresians' – front row: Mary Louise Wholean, Anna Maria Towle, Sara Sullivan; Back Row: Mary Augustine Dwyer, Nora Shea, Margaret Shea, at Maryknoll in 1913.
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The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie) [1] is a teaching religious institute founded at Longueuil, Québec, Canada, in 1843 by Blessed Mother Marie Rose Durocher [2] for the Christian education of young girls.
This is a list of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.The archdiocese spans three counties: Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara.Not all the schools listed are operated by the archdiocese.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) is a Catholic organization inspired by the mission of Jesus to live and work in poor communities "for a more just, compassionate and sustainable world". They currently work in Africa , Asia , South America, and North America .
Maryknoll (abbreviation M.M.) or, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, is a Roman Catholic group of men and women dedicated to missionary service based in the United States. The men are formed as a Society of Apostolic Life of American citizens, while the women are an international religious institute .