Canossians
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The Canossians is a family of five Catholic religious institutions tracing their origin or inspiration to Magdalen of Canossa
(1774 - 1835) who was declared a saint
by the Roman Catholic Church
in 1988.
2. Canossian Sons of Charity (FdCC) , Brothers and Priests, briefly Canossian Fathers, were founded in Venice in 1831. They count today about 200 members, dedicated to the education of children and young people through cathechesis in schools, orphanages, youth centers (Oratories) and other works of charity towards the poor and the least. They are present in Italy, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, India and the Philippines. (FdCC means "Figli della Carità Canossiani").
3. Association of Lay Canossians (ALC) (Canossian Tertiaries or Collaborators) are married and unmarried lay men and women of diverse nationalities who feel called to live the charism and the spirituality of the Canossian Family in their personal, family and social life. They received their "Plan for the Tertiaries" in 1835 and today serve in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa and the Americas. They are counting about 2,150 members. (ALC stands for "Associazione Laici Canossiani"). .
4. International Canossian Voluntary Service (VOICA) (Canossian Volunteers) was legally established in 1996 to support and direct young people and adults from all parts of the world who are seeking to deepen the meaning and purpose of their lives by a personal experience of shared community life in a short or long term voluntary service of the poor. They are presently sharing in Canossian missionary projects in Togo, Congo, Uganda, Albania, Indonesia, Angola, Paraguay and Brasil. (VOICA is abbreviation of "VOlontariato Internazionale CAnossiano").
5. Canossian Foundation (ONLUS), established 2004 in Rome, is a legal non-profit entity for human development, to promote, coordinate and sustain initiatives that favour the poorest and the most excluded in the world and also to raise funds for the Canossian Missions in Brazil, the Philippines, India, and Africa. (ONLUS in Italian stands for "A Non-Profit Organization": "Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilità Sociale").
(1774-1835), was canonized a saint
on 2 October 1988 by Pope John Paul II
. Mother Josephine Bakhita
of Sudan
(1869-1947) was also named a Canossian saint on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Canossian Daughters of Charity website Canossian Sons of Charity website Association of Lay Canossians Canossian Foundation
Magdalen of Canossa
Magdalene of Canossa was an Italian nun. She was born to a Veronese family; her father died in 1779 and her mother abandoned her in 1781...
(1774 - 1835) who was declared a saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
by the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in 1988.
Canossian Family
1. Canossian Daughters of Charity (FDCC) , Servants of the Poor (briefly Canossian Sisters), is a Catholic religious order founded by Magdalen of Canossa in Verona, Italy in 1828. They strive "To Make Jesus Known and Loved" addressing the needs of the poor and abandoned through sharing bread, understanding, education, evangelization, pastoral care of the sick, formation of the laity and spiritual exercises. Today they count eighteen provinces with approximately 2700 Sisters in more than 336 communities and in 35 countries around the world. (FDCC or F.D.C.C is an Italian abbreviation of "Figlie Della Carità Canossiane").2. Canossian Sons of Charity (FdCC) , Brothers and Priests, briefly Canossian Fathers, were founded in Venice in 1831. They count today about 200 members, dedicated to the education of children and young people through cathechesis in schools, orphanages, youth centers (Oratories) and other works of charity towards the poor and the least. They are present in Italy, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, India and the Philippines. (FdCC means "Figli della Carità Canossiani").
3. Association of Lay Canossians (ALC) (Canossian Tertiaries or Collaborators) are married and unmarried lay men and women of diverse nationalities who feel called to live the charism and the spirituality of the Canossian Family in their personal, family and social life. They received their "Plan for the Tertiaries" in 1835 and today serve in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa and the Americas. They are counting about 2,150 members. (ALC stands for "Associazione Laici Canossiani"). .
4. International Canossian Voluntary Service (VOICA) (Canossian Volunteers) was legally established in 1996 to support and direct young people and adults from all parts of the world who are seeking to deepen the meaning and purpose of their lives by a personal experience of shared community life in a short or long term voluntary service of the poor. They are presently sharing in Canossian missionary projects in Togo, Congo, Uganda, Albania, Indonesia, Angola, Paraguay and Brasil. (VOICA is abbreviation of "VOlontariato Internazionale CAnossiano").
5. Canossian Foundation (ONLUS), established 2004 in Rome, is a legal non-profit entity for human development, to promote, coordinate and sustain initiatives that favour the poorest and the most excluded in the world and also to raise funds for the Canossian Missions in Brazil, the Philippines, India, and Africa. (ONLUS in Italian stands for "A Non-Profit Organization": "Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilità Sociale").
Hong Kong
- Sacred Heart Canossian CollegeSacred Heart Canossian CollegeSacred Heart Canossian College is a Roman Catholic girls' school in Pokfulam, Chi Fu Fa Yeun, west Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Founded in 1860, the school currently serves some 1,400 students and 70 teaching staff....
in Pok Fu LamPok Fu LamPok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District.Pok Fu Lam is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellet, around Telegraph Bay.... - St. Mary's Canossian CollegeSt. Mary's Canossian CollegeSt. Mary's Canossian College is a Catholic girl's secondary school in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Founded in 1900, it is sited at the junction of Austin Road and Chatham Road South. Other Catholic buildings Rosary Church and St...
in Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui... - St. Francis' Canossian CollegeSt. Francis' Canossian CollegeSt. Francis' Canossian College was founded on 8 May 1869, the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong. There is also an elementary school section, known as St. Francis' Canossian School . Both of the school campuses are located at 9–13 Kennedy Road, Wan...
in Wan Chai - Pui Tak Canossian College http://www.ptcc.edu.hk/
- Canossa Primary School http://www.cpswts.edu.hk/
- Canossa School http://www.canossahk.edu.hk/
India
- St. Philomena’s Girls High School in PoonthuraPoonthuraPoonthura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It is on the landing path of flights to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.-Location:...
- Elementary School "English Together" in BareillyBareillyBareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
Singapore
- Canossa Convent Primary School
- Saint Anthony's Canossian Primary School, BedokBedokBedok is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Singapore. Bedok New Town is the fifth Housing and Development Board new town; its development started in April 1973 and continued over some 15 years....
- Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary SchoolSaint Anthony's Canossian Secondary SchoolSt. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School is an girls' secondary school located in Bedok, Singapore. It is part of the Canossian family of Catholic girls' schools in Singapore.-History:...
Hospitals
- Canossa Hospital, Hong KongCanossa Hospital, Hong Kong-Overview and history:Canossa Hospital was founded by the Canossian Daughters of Charity in 1929. The original building with 16 beds was destroyed during World War II. The present building was opened in 1960. It is an acute non-profit general hospital with 146 beds at mid-level.The management of...
- Dispensary Saint Josephine Bakhita in Agoe, TogoTogoTogo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
Saints
The foundress of the Canossians, Magdalen of CanossaMagdalen of Canossa
Magdalene of Canossa was an Italian nun. She was born to a Veronese family; her father died in 1779 and her mother abandoned her in 1781...
(1774-1835), was canonized a saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
on 2 October 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
. Mother Josephine Bakhita
Josephine Bakhita
Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Roman Catholic Canossian nun in Italy, living and working there for 45 years. In 2000, she was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:...
of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
(1869-1947) was also named a Canossian saint on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
External links
- Magdalena of Canossa
- Canossian Family
- Canossian Daughters of Charity (Rome)
- Canossian Daughters of Charity (USA)
- Canossian Spirituality Center in Albuquerque, NM
- Canossian Sons of Charity (Philippines)
- International Canossian Voluntary Service (VOICA)
Canossian Daughters of Charity website Canossian Sons of Charity website Association of Lay Canossians Canossian Foundation