Sisters of the Resurrection

Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection
Formation 1891 (1891) in Rome, Italy
Founder Celine Borzecka and Hedwig Borzecka
Type Catholic religious order

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection was founded in Rome, Italy, in 1891 by a widow, Celine Borzecka, and her daughter, Hedwig Borzecka.[1] This was the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church that a religious institute of women was founded jointly by a mother and daughter.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Our Beginnings". Sisters of the Resurrection. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. "History". Sisters of the Resurrection. Retrieved 16 April 2015.


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