Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)

Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir
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.

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