Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir | |
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Motto | Deus Providebit, "God will provide." |
Formation | 1806 |
Type | religious institute |
Headquarters | Ruillé-sur-Loir, France |
Location | France, England, Netherlands, Belgium, Madagascar, Sri Lanka |
Leader | Superior general |
Main organ | Sister Martine Meuwissen |
Website | Sisters of Providence of Ruillé (France) website |
The Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir or the Sœurs de la Providence de Ruillé-sur-Loir, France, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters. It was founded in 1806 by Father Jacques-Francois Dujarié. In 1840 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and several other Sisters of Providence went to Indiana and founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
The Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir currently have 377 sisters ministering in France, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Madagascar and Sri Lanka.