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Our
religious Congregation, the Sisters of St. Francis of the
Martyr St. George, was founded in 1869 by Mother M. Anselma
Bopp, in Thuine, Germany.
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Mother M.
Anselma's Maxims |
Touched by the love of Christ
Crucified and inspired by the joyful witness of St.
Francis of Assisi, Mother M. Anselma adopted the
Rule of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, and
therefore, joyful simplicity marks the lives of her
spiritual daughters. |
St. Francis of Assisi |
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“May the loving Lord direct everything according
to His Will” was the foundation on which she
built her life and our Congregation. |
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Brief history of our Congregation. |
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From the first small convent in Thuine, a
world-wide Congregation has developed.
Mother M. Anselma sought the Will of God in
the many and varied works and needs of the
time. It is the special mission of the
Sisters of our Congregation to be simply
ready in obedience to God’s call. In the
spirit of true, faith-filled obedience to
the Church, our Sisters work among children,
youth, the aged, the sick, the poor, and the
needy of every condition.
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image to go to the Motherhouse website.
Our Congregation now spans several
continents. The Thuine convent became the
Motherhouse for many daughterhouses.
Since November of 1869 our Congregation
has spread throughout Germany (Province
St. Francis); to the Netherlands in 1875
(Province St. Anthony); to Japan in 1920 (Province
St. Mary); to the United States in 1923
(Province
St. Elizabeth); to Indonesia in 1932
(Province St. Joseph); to Tanzania, Africa
in 1960 (Region St. Clare); to Northwestern
Brazil in 1972 (Region
of the Sacred
Heart); to Albania in
2000, and to
Assisi in 2005. |
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