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Religious Order

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations
Origin from 1804

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN) are a Catholic teaching congregation founded in 1804 in Amiens, France, by Julie Billiart and Francoise Blin de Bourdon, known in religion as Mother St Joseph, to provide education to the poor; opposition from local church authorities led the community to relocate to Namur, Belgium, in 1809. Members undertake every form of Christian apostolate, from universities and primary schools to hospitals, spirituality centers and work for peace and justice, and by the early twenty-first century the congregation was present across five continents in about 20 countries, headquartered in Rome under a Congregational Leader with roughly 1,200 members recorded in 2017. Julie Billiart was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1969, and the congregation established Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps in 1992.

Facts
Classification
Kind of order
Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations 3
Apostolate
Teaching and Education 2
Apostolate
Charitable and Medical Work 2
Who may join
Women Only 3
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Catholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2
Practice
Liturgical Language
The vernacular 2
Liturgical Language
Latin 2
Origins
Origin Period
from 1804 1
Organisation
Ordination
Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 3
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Roman Catholicism, Denominations

Originated In

France, Countries
Source Wikipedia: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Rooted In

Roman Catholicism, Denominations
Source Wikipedia: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Uses Liturgical Language

Latin, Languages
Vernacular Language, Languages
Sources
1. Wikidata: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Wikidata Q1362697, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Wikipedia: Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph
    The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Latin: Congregationis Sororum a Domina Nostra Namurcensi) is a Catholic institute of religious sisters, founded to provide education to the poor.
  • Introduction, membership eligibility
    The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Latin: Congregationis Sororum a Domina Nostra Namurcensi) is a Catholic institute of religious sisters, founded to provide education to the poor.
  • Originated In: France, Lead section
    The institute was founded in Amiens, France, in 1804, but the
  • Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
    The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (Latin: Congregationis Sororum a Domina Nostra Namurcensi) is a Catholic institute of religious sisters, founded to provide education to the poor.
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