Daughters of the holy cross

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The Daughters of the Holy Cross ( Latin Filiae Sanctae Crucis , French Filles de la Croix , order abbreviation FCr ) are a religious community of the Roman Catholic Church .

history

The order was founded by Maria Theresia Haze in 1833. The four women worked in the slums of the industrial city of Liege, caring for street children, the poor, the needy and the sick, especially girls and women. The principle of the order is active charity in following Christ - turned towards the individual.

The order grew rapidly. Since 1862 the Daughters of the Holy Cross went to nine countries worldwide, to India, Pakistan, England, Ireland, Italy, California, Brazil and in 2000 to Cameroon. In Germany they work mainly in the dioceses of Münster , Essen , Cologne and Aachen . Today the order has about 1000 nuns and is one of the large female religious communities in the Catholic Church.

The founder Maria Theresia Haze was beatified in 1991 by Pope John Paul II .

Existing branches in Germany

The administration of the order for Germany is in Haus Aspel near Rees on the Lower Rhine. The first German branch was established here in 1851.

In Düsseldorf , the order operated the Theresienhospital Altestadt until the second half of the 20th century . In 1852 the religious order had taken over the hospital of the Cellitinnenkloster under the superior Émilie Schneider . In 1859, the former was convent of Carmelite nuns of the Daughters of the Cross by Cabinet Order of Prince Regent Wilhelm, the future Emperor Wilhelm I transferred. In 2015, ownership of the Joseph Chapel was transferred to the Catholic parish of St. Lambertus . The St. Josef Monastery is currently still in operation in the Unterrath district . The St. Raphael monastery and retirement home is located in Aachen .

Former branches in Germany

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