Sisters of the Holy Family

The Sisters of the Holy Family is the name for a French and two different American orders of nuns.

• The Sisters of the Holy Family (France) were founded in Paris in 1806 by Jeanne-Claude Jacoulet, in a revival of the Canonesses of Ste. Geneviève.
• The Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana) were founded in 1837 by Henriette DeLille.
• The Sisters of the Holy Family (California) were founded in 1872 by Father John J. Prendergast and Lizzie Armer in San Francisco, California.

The name may also refer to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

External links

• Sisters of the Holy Family based in San Francisco, California
• Sisters of the Holy Family based in Metairie, Louisiana
• Congregations of the Holy Family - From the Catholic Encyclopedia