Sisters of the Divine Savior
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The Sisters of the Divine Savior is an order of Roman Catholic nuns co-founded on December 8, 1888 in Tivoli
, by the Blessed Mary of the Apostles (Therese von Wüllenweber), (February 19, 1833 - December 25, 1907), (beatified by Pope Paul VI
October 13, 1968 Rome
), and Father Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
, who had also founded the Salvatorian Fathers and Brothers in 1881. Worldwide, the order has about 1200 sisters in 28 countries including Germany, the United States, Australia and the Holy Land. Conventionally, the letters "S.D.S" are used to identify the order.
In the United States, the order is primarily associated with education, health care and advocacy for the vulnerable poor. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. It operates Divine Savior Healthcare (including Divine Savior Hospital) in Portage
, and in Milwaukee, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
, Hadley Terrace Senior Apartments and St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus (a nursing home). The order collaborates with the Society of the Divine Savior and Lay Salvatorians in the Anti-Human Trafficking Project, which includes an informational web site and electronic newsletter. They also operate the Salvatorian Sisters Residence, a home for elderly members of the order.
Tivoli, Italy
Tivoli , the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km east-north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills...
, by the Blessed Mary of the Apostles (Therese von Wüllenweber), (February 19, 1833 - December 25, 1907), (beatified by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
October 13, 1968 Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
), and Father Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan was a Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian Roman Catholic religious order – The Society of the Divine Savior....
, who had also founded the Salvatorian Fathers and Brothers in 1881. Worldwide, the order has about 1200 sisters in 28 countries including Germany, the United States, Australia and the Holy Land. Conventionally, the letters "S.D.S" are used to identify the order.
In the United States, the order is primarily associated with education, health care and advocacy for the vulnerable poor. It is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. It operates Divine Savior Healthcare (including Divine Savior Hospital) in Portage
Portage, Wisconsin
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,662 at the 2010 census making it the largest city in Columbia County...
, and in Milwaukee, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School is an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee and sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior.-History:...
, Hadley Terrace Senior Apartments and St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus (a nursing home). The order collaborates with the Society of the Divine Savior and Lay Salvatorians in the Anti-Human Trafficking Project, which includes an informational web site and electronic newsletter. They also operate the Salvatorian Sisters Residence, a home for elderly members of the order.
Sources
- Salvatorian Sisters
- Divine Savior Healthcare
- St. Anne's nursing home
- Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
- German Wikipedia on Therese von Wüllenweber
- German Wikipedia on Salvatorians
- Formula of Beatification, by Paul VI
- Anti-Slavery Information
- Stop Trafficking Newsletter