Canossians

The founder of the order St. Magdalena Gabriela from Canossa

The Canossians ( "Daughters of Love" , Latin : Institutum Filiarum a Charitate , order abbreviation FdCC ) are a religious community in the Roman Catholic Church . It was founded in Verona in 1808 by the canonized nun Magdalena Gabriela von Canossa (1774-1835). In 1831 the Canossian clerical order was founded on her initiative .

history

Canossians with their pupils (Portuguese Timor between 1890 and 1910)

In 1808 Magdalena built a children's home in the San Zeno district of Verona, where many orphans were taken in. Here they were cared for and received lessons with other children. This house was the origin of the Canossian Congregation. Pope Leo XII. granted on December 23, 1828 the papal approbation for the new foundation. Emperor Franz I of Austria supported Magdalena's work and gave her some old monasteries . The Canossians opened the first mission station on April 12, 1860 in Hong Kong and in 1874 in Macau .

In 1879 the Canossians founded a school for girls in Dili , and later two more in Manatuto and Baucau . These were the only schools for girls in Portuguese Timor in 1890 . With the establishment of the republic and the separation of church and state , the Canossians had to leave Timor and the schools were left without support.

Apostolic mission and organization

The main tasks of the religious community are the care of the poor and the sick, training and education, catechesis and proclamation of the Gospel . Today social and pastoral tasks are also in the foreground. The mother house is located in the monastery of St. Joseph in Verona; the General House is in Rome . In December 2005 the religious community had 354 institutions and around 3500 members.

Saints and Blessed of the religious community

• The founder of the order Magdalena Gabriela von Canossa was canonized on October 2, 1988 by Pope John Paul II .
• On October 1, 2000, the sister Josephine Bakhita was canonized by Pope John Paul II . Pope Benedict XVI praised this saint and the Canossians as a whole in his encyclical Spe Salvi [1] as an example of Christian hope.
• Cajetana (Gaetan) Sterni (1827-1889) spent her postulate with the Canossians and was beatified on November 4, 2001 by John Paul II . She is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Will (Suore della Divina Volontà).

See also

• List of Catholic women's orders
• List of Catholic male orders

Web links

• Canossians website
• The Canossians in the Archdiocese of Trento (Italian)
• Entry to Canossians on medals online

Individual evidence

1. ↑ COLÓQUIO TIMOR: MISSÕES CIENTÍFICAS E ANTROPOLOGIA COLONIAL. AHU, 24-25 de May de 2011 AF Ferreira, O Álbum Fotográfico do Districto de Timor (1890-1910) como fonte de investigação (PDF; 989 kB)
2. ↑ vatican.va
3. ↑ order-online