Sisters of the Holy Cross
The
Sisters of the Holy Cross (CSC) headquartered on the campus of
Saint Mary's College,
Notre Dame, Indiana, is one of three
Catholic congregations of
religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the
Congregation of Holy Cross by the
Venerable Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC at
Le Mans,
France in
1837. The other two congregations of religious women in the tradition of the Holy Cross Family are the
Marianites of Holy Cross (
New Orleans,
Louisiana) and the
Sisters of Holy Cross (
Montreal,
Canada).
For a history of the foundation of the four congregations of Holy Cross, see the
Congregation of Holy Cross.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross are represented in the following countries (with their year of first arrival in parentheses when known):
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United States (1843)
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Bengal,
India (now
Bangladesh) (1889)
*
Brazil (1947)
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Peru*
1844:
Saint Mary's College,
Notre Dame,
Indiana*
1868:
Academy of the Holy Cross,
Kensington,
Maryland*
1875-
1969:
College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch,
Salt Lake City,
Utah*
1935-
1973:
Dunbarton College of Holy Cross,
Washington, D.C.*
1947:
Colégio Santa Maria (São Paulo),
São Paulo,
Brazil*
1950:
Holy Cross Girls' High School (Dhaka),
Dhaka,
Bangladesh*
1950:
Holy Cross College (Dhaka),
Dhaka,
Bangladesh*
1952-
1972:
Cardinal Cushing College,
Brookline, MassachusettsSince 1841, the Sisters of the Holy Cross have served others in need. We have a long and varied history of ministry in the United States, Asia, Africa and South America.
*1841 Congregation founded by Rev. Basil Anthony Moreau, CSC
*1843 Four sisters arrive in Indiana
*1861 Sisters are operating schools and orphanages throughout the eastern half of the United States
*1862 Sister nurses board The Red Rover, becoming the forerunners of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
*1927 Sisters return to Bangladesh (after previous ministries in 1853-1876 and 1889-1896)
*1947 Sisters begin ministry in Brazil
*1967 Sisters begin ministry in Uganda
*1974-97 Sisters minister in Tiberias, Israel
*1982 Sisters begin ministry in Peru
*1983 Sisters begin ministry in Ghana
*1987 Sisters begin ministry in Mexico
*1993 Sisters open a house of spiritual study for Holy Cross sisters in India
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Sisters of the Holy Cross
