Sisters of the Resurrection
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Catholic religious order |
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection was founded in
History
Borzecka had been married about sixteen years when her husband died. She traveled to Rome with her daughters, in the hope of broadening their education. There she met Piotr Semenenko of the Congregation of the Resurrection. With his assistance Celine and Hedwig began the Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection on January 6, 1891.[1]
Immaculate Conception Province, Chicago
In 1900, the Resurrectionist Fathers invited Borzecka to send some sisters to America. Four Sisters opened a parish school at St. Mary of the Angels in Chicago. Five years later they established a novitiate. In 1912, they opened Resurrection Academy, an elementary and boarding school for girls. In 1915, the novitiate was moved to Norwood Park, and two years later the sisters opened a day care center in the old building for children of working mothers. Resurrection High School opened in 1922.[2]
The Province of the Immaculate Conception was established in 1928. The congregation expanded into healthcare in 1953 with the founding of Resurrection Hospital, which became Resurrection Health Care.
New York Province
In September 1926 the sisters opened a nursery for pre-school children in
Earlier, the sisters were invited to teach at St. Mary of Czestochowa School in Schenectady, New York. Six sisters arrived in 1907. The order continued to teach in the school until it closed in 1979. Several sisters remained in service of St. Mary's Parish for many years thereafter. [5]
The sisters were invited to the Diocese of Trenton in 1965, where they opened St. Veronica's School in Howell.[6]
Present day
The Congregation is active in seven countries; the Generalate is in Rome.
See also
- 1891 in Italy
- Catholic Church and women
References
- ^ a b "History", Sisters of the Resurrection, Immaculate Conception Province, Chicago
- ^ Resurrection College Prep High School
- ^ Finelli, Bob. "Resurrection Sisters ran a children’s home in Amsterdam", The Daily Gazette, March 8, 2019
- ^ Maria Regina High School
- ^ "A Brief History of Saint Mary's Church" included in the 100-yearcelebration pamphlet, October 11, 1992
- ^ Rogers, Lois. "Resurrection sisters in Howell celebrate foundress, renew vows", Trenton Monitor, November 2, 2017
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