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The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, or simply Holy Spirit Sisters (Latin: Congregatio Missionalis Servarum Spiritus Sancti, SSpS) is a religious congregation within the Catholic Church. The group has 3,000 members in 46 countries.
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate (founded as the Sisters of the Holy Ghost) are a Catholic female religious order based in Texas. [1] They are the oldest order of sisters in the state, established in 1893 in San Antonio by Margaret Mary Healy Murphy, who created the group in order to help with her mission of educating African Americans in San Antonio.
Margaret Mary Jane Healy Murphy, SHSp (May 4, 1833 - August 25, 1907) was an Irish-American Catholic religious sister and early civil rights activist. She known for founding the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate, the first order of sisters in the state of Texas, as well as the first free private school for African Americans in San Antonio, Texas.
The Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters (Latin: Servarum Spiritus Sancti de Adoratione Perpetua, SSpSAP) are a Catholic religious institute. The nuns live a contemplative life, focused on perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament , offering intercessory prayers for the world 24 hours a day.
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.
Congregation of the Holy Spirit (C.S.Sp.), also known as the Spiritans or Holy Ghost Fathers; Daughters of the Holy Spirit, a worldwide order of nuns dedicated to education; Sisters of the Holy Ghost (Dubuque), a congregation founded in 1890, by the Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, John Hennessey
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]
The Daughters of the Holy Spirit (formerly known as the Daughters of the Holy Ghost) or the White Sisters (French: Filles du Saint-Esprit) are a Roman Catholic religious institute of women founded in France in 1706. The religious sisters of this institute are dedicated to the service of the poor and needy. [1]