Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
- Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious order which was founded in Rome, Italy in 1875 by Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Franciszka Siedliska). The Sisters of the Holy Family are an apostolic, international congregation, located on four continents and in thirteen countries. There are five provinces in the United States.[cite web | work =Blessed Frances Siedliska Province | title=Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | url =http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/SHFN.htm | accessdate =2007-09-29] There are over 1,700 members in Australia, Belarus, England, France, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, the Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, the Ukraine and the United States of America.][cite web | title =Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | publisher =Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | date = 2001-10-20 |url =http://www.csfn.org/ | accessdate =2007-09-29] ]Blessed members
Beatified members of the Sisters of the Holy Family include Sister Stella and her companions, who were martyred on 1 August 1943 in Nowogródek, Poland (now Belarus), and who were beatified on 5 March 2000,[cite web | title =Sister Stella and Companions | publisher =Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | date = 2000-05-24 |url =http://www.csfn.org/sister.htm | accessdate =2007-09-29] as well as the foundress of the order, Frances Siedliska, beatified on 23 April 1989. Her feast day is November 21.][cite web | title =Mother Foundress | publisher =Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | date = 2000-05-24 |url =http://www.csfn.org/mother.htm | accessdate =2007-09-29] ]Provinces
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External links
* [http://www.csfn.org/ Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth]
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