Sisters of Saint Casimir

Sisters of Saint Casimir

The Sisters of Saint Casimir are a Roman Catholic religious community of women founded in 1907 in Scranton, Pennsylvania by Mother Maria Kaupas. The congregation's early work focused on Lithuanian immigrants in the United States.

The Sisterhood operates in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., New Mexico and Argentina.

Some institutions sponsored by the Sisterhood are Villa Joseph Marie High School in Holland, Pennsylvania, and Holy Cross Hospital and Maria High School, both in Chicago, Illinois.


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