Congregation of Notre-Dame de Sion
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The Congregation of Notre-Dame de Sion (Congregation of Our Lady of Zion) is a Roman Catholic religious order of women founded in France in 1843 with the purpose of promoting the conversion of Jews to Christianity. The congregation established several educational institutions in the Holy Land, a convent and an orphanage.[1] A number of other institutions were established in Europe and elsewhere in the world, including Our Lady of Sion School in England, and the Our Lady of Sion College in Australia.
For many years most of the sisters were teachers in Sion schools. Since the Second Vatican Council the work of the sisters has expanded and developed. Now there is a wide variety of ministries. The congregation now has sisters in 22 countries world wide.[2]
The sisterhood no longer emphasises conversion, but instead describes itself as working to improve Catholic-Jewish relations to witness to God's faithful love for the Jewish people.
