Blessings Expressions of Faith
Sisters of Divine Providence
Item No.: SP063
History
The Sisters of Divine Providence were founded in 1851 by the noted social reformer, William Emmanuel von Ketteler, Bishop of Mainz. The co-Foundress wa Amelia de la Roche, a French noblewoman, a convert to the faith, who made her novitiate under the Sisters of Divine Providence, Ribauville, Alsace. In 1876, the first Sisters were sent to America where they established a mission at Dungannon, Ohio, and a second in Pittsburgh where, a few years later, a Motherhouse was begun.
Purpose
The primary purpose of the Congregation is the sanctification of the individual members by the observance of the evangelical counsels and the holy rules. The secondary purpose is active charity exercised in the teaching of youth and the nursing of the sick.
Training
The six to nine-month postulancy is followed by a two-year novitiate. The novices then make their temporary vows. During the second year of the novitiate and also in her juniorate years, the sister continues her spiritual formation and professional training toward her teaching or nursing degree.
Qualifications
• The maximum age is 30.
• Average intelligence.
Habit
The sisters wear a black habit, cape, veil, and cincture, a white linen headdress, a rosary, and a small crucifix.
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