Institute of the School Sisters in Graz

School Sisters Church

The Institute of the School Sisters of Graz (also: Graz School Sisters , official name: Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception , abbreviation FIC ) is a Catholic religious order and belongs to the religious family of the Franciscan Sisters .

Religious life of the school sisters in Graz

The order was founded in 1843 under the name School Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Graz . The founder was Antonia Lampel (mother Franziska). She was supported by the Bishop of Seckau Roman Sebastian Zängerle . On December 1, 1929, the community was transformed into a congregation of papal law and on July 4, 1954, it was renamed the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception .

Through the education of children and young people (kindergartens, schools and day-care centers), pastoral and other services in the parishes, the Congregation strives to realize the motto of its founder: "Live in the midst of people in the pursuit of permanent unity with God." The community lives according to the rule of Regulated Third Order of Francis of Assisi . The congregation is divided into provinces and vicariates.

Motherhouse Graz-Eggenberg

school-building

The branch in Graz's 14th Eggenberg district is the parent company of the community and the seat of the Generalate .

The monastery complex was built in 1846 and expanded in 1960 according to the plans of the architect Karl Lebwohls . There are different types of schools in the convent's premises. The dining room in the inner courtyard, which was designed by Günther Domenig , with its organic roof construction, is particularly eye-catching.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception (School Sister Church) , built in 1896/97, is part of the complex .

In the monastery there is also the Franziskuskapelle, which is consecrated to St. Francis and was built in 1958 and 1959 according to the plans of Wilhelm Jonser .

Here are:

• Elementary school
• New middle school
• Upper secondary school
• Higher school for business professions , Pedagogical Panther  2002
• Higher education institute for agriculture and nutrition , school focus on nutritional ecology

as well as a day care center .

The whole ensemble is registered as a monastery, church, school and small monuments of the Graz school  sisters (Georgigasse 84, 84a) in the Austrian list of historical monuments.

Provincial House Graz-Inner City

The Provincial House on Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai in the 1st district of Graz Inner City is the seat of the provincial leadership of the Province of Austria.

Here are:

• Kindergarten Sr. Klara Fietz
• Primary school Sr. Klara Fietz
• Monastery building ( former Ursuline monastery )
• Monastery church ( Dreifaltigkeitskirche )

Structure of the order and branches

Province of Austria Founded in 1923, own provincial council in 1929 Motherhouse Graz, Eggenberg (Georgigasse) Provincial House Graz, Inner City (Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai) Branch in Markt Hartmannsdorf with a kindergarten Branch office in house (concerning parish ) Branch in Mariazell with the Marienheim guest house Branch in Seggau (at the Bildungshaus) Montenegro Province Branch 1946, Province 1965 Provincialate of Cetinje From there pastoral care in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the USA. Brazil Province Established in 1922, provincial in 1929 Provincialate Araraquara SP Work in the states of São Paulo , Minas Gerais , Santa Catarina and Goiás .

Vicariate South Africa First settlements in 1939, vicariate in 2014 Regionalat Middelburg (Mpumalanga) , ( Diocese of Lydenburg-Witbank ) Vicariate Slovenia Branch 1884, Vicariate 2014 Provincialate of Slovenska Bistrica Pastoral missions followed from there to China (expelled in 1952), Montenegro, France, Australia, Switzerland - to look after Slovenian emigrants. Vicariate France First settlements in 1937, vicariate in 2014 Provincialate Morestel From there in 1974 mission to the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). Vicariate Ivory Coast Branch 1974, Vicariate 2014 Provincialate Fresco

Web links

• Graz School Sisters (Homepage of the Order)
• Graz School Sisters (Homepage of the school)
• Graz School Sisters (Diocese Graz-Seckau)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maria Andrea Petz: In the midst of people. Signs of Christian Hope , Volume 1: An Attentive and Brave Heart . Graz 1993.
2. ↑ Our foundation , franziskanerinnen-graz.at
3. ↑ ^{a b} Schweigert: Dehio Graz. Pp. 239-240.
4. ↑ Pedagogical Panther 2002 , elternbrief.at
5. ^ Kindergarten Sr. Klara Fietz. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
6. ^ Sister Klara Fietz Elementary School ( Memento from March 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
7. ^ Sr. Klara Fietz elementary school. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
8. ^ Province of Austria , schulschwestern.at
9. ^ Communities in Austria Graz motherhouse. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
10. ^ Communities in Austria Graz Provincial House. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
11. ^ Communities in Austria Markt Hartmannsdorf. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
12. ↑ Hartmannsdorf Kindergarten. Retrieved April 16, 2019 . 
13. ^ Communities in Austria Haus im Ennstal. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
14. ^ Communities in Austria Mariazell. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
15. ↑ Hospitality: Marienheim. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
16. ^ Communities in Austria Seggauberg. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
17. ↑ The Congregation Worldwide. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
18. ↑ The Congregation Worldwide. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
19. ↑ The Congregation Worldwide. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
20. ↑ The Congregation Worldwide. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
21. ↑ The Congregation Worldwide. Accessed April 16, 2019 (German). 
22. ^ Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). Accessed April 16, 2019 (German).