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The Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration is a papal congregation of the Roman Catholic Church, founded on July 20, 1863 by Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel in Olpe, Germany. ==History== (詳細はKonrad Martin of Paderborn as an independent motherhouse. This date is observed as the founding day of the Congregation.〔("The Life of Blessed Maria Theresia Bonzel", Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Mishawaka, Indiana )〕 Their first apostolate was the care of orphans. During the war years of 1870-71, the sisters from Olpe cared for eight hundred wounded soldiers. Nonetheless, the Kulturkampf, an anticlerical reaction against the Catholic Church, placed convents under government control, and in 1876 the orphanage was closed.〔 At the invitation of Bishop Joseph Dwenger of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mother Maria Theresia sent missionary Sisters to work in his diocese. An American branch was established by six pioneer nuns who emigrated to Lafayette, Indiana in 1875. During the years that followed, the congregation grew and the sisters opened many new hospitals and schools.〔 The sisters minister in the United States, Germany, the Philippines and Brazil. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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