Canossians
| Abbreviation | Canossian |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1828 |
| Type | religious institute (Catholic) |
| Headquarters |
Via della Stazione di Ottavia, Rome, Italy |
| Website | http://www.fdcc.org/ |
The Canossians are a family of five Catholic religious orders tracing their origin or inspiration to Magdalen of Canossa (1774–1835) who was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1988.
Canossian Family
- Canossian Daughters of Charity (FDCC) , Servants of the Poor (briefly Canossian Sisters), is a Catholic religious institute founded by Magdalen of Canossa in Verona, Italy, in 1808. They strive "To Make Jesus Known and Loved" addressing the needs of the poor and abandoned through sharing bread, understanding, education, evangelization, pastoral care of the sick, formation of the laity and spiritual exercises. Today they count eighteen provinces with approximately 2,700 Sisters in more than 336 communities and in 35 countries around the world. (FDCC or F.D.C.C is the Italian abbreviation of "Figlie Della Carità Canossiane").
- Canossian Sons of Charity (FdCC) , brothers and priests, briefly Canossian Fathers, were founded in Venice in 1831. They count today about 200 members, dedicated to the education of children and young people through cathechesis in schools, orphanages, youth centers (oratories) and other works of charity towards the poor and the least. They are present in Italy, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania, India and the Philippines. (FdCC means "Figli della Carità Canossiani").
- Association of Lay Canossians (ALC) (Canossian Tertiaries or Collaborators) are married and unmarried lay men and women of diverse nationalities who feel called to live the charism and the spirituality of the Canossian Family in their personal, family and social life. They received their "Plan for the Tertiaries" in 1835 and today serve in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa and the Americas. They are counting about 2,150 members. (ALC stands for "Associazione Laici Canossiani"). .
- International Canossian Voluntary Service (VOICA) (Canossian Volunteers) was legally established in 1996 to support and direct young people and adults from all parts of the world who are seeking to deepen the meaning and purpose of their lives by a personal experience of shared community life in a short or long term voluntary service of the poor. They are presently sharing in Canossian missionary projects in Togo, Congo, Uganda, Albania, Indonesia, Angola, Paraguay and Brasil. (VOICA is the abbreviation of "Volontariato Internazionale CAnossiano").
- Canossian Foundation (ONLUS), established in 2004 in Rome, is a legal non-profit entity for human development, to promote, coordinate and sustain initiatives that favour the poorest and the most excluded in the world and also to raise funds for the Canossian Missions in Brazil, the Philippines, India, and Africa. (ONLUS in Italian stands for "Organizzazione Non Lucrativa di Utilità Sociale").
Schools
Hong Kong
- Holy Family Canossian College 嘉諾撒聖家書院 [1] and 嘉諾撒聖家學校 [2]
- Sacred Heart Canossian College in Pok Fu Lam
- Sacred Heart Canossian School [3]
- St. Mary's Canossian College in Tsim Sha Tsui
- St. Francis' Canossian College in Wan Chai
- St. Francis' Canossian School in Wan Chai
- Pui Tak Canossian College [4]
- Canossa Primary School [5]
- Canossa School [6]
- Pui Tak Canossian Primary School[7]
Australia
India
- St. Joseph's College for Women in Alappuzha[8]
- St. Philomena’s Girls High School] in Poonthura[9]
- Elementary School "English Together"] in Bareilly[10]
- Canossa Convent High School in Dhule[11]
Macau
- Sacred Heart Canossian College[12]
Malaysia
- Former schools
Singapore
- Canossa Convent Primary School[13]
- Saint Anthony's Canossian Primary School], Bedok[14]
- Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
Philippines
- Canossa School - Santa Rosa City, Laguna[15]
- Canossa College - San Pablo City, Laguna[16]
- Canossa Academy - Lipa City, Batangas[17]
- Canossa Academy - Calamba City, Laguna[18]
Hospitals
- Canossa Hospital (Caritas)
- Dispensary Saint Josephine Bakhita in Agoe, Togo[19]
- Canossa Health and Social Center Bulihan, Silang, Cavite, Philippines[20]
Saints
The foundress of the Canossians, Magdalen of Canossa (1774-1835), was canonized a saint on 2 October 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Mother Josephine Bakhita of Sudan (1869-1947) was also named a Canossian saint on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Members who are proposed for sainthood
Canossian Daughters and Sons of Charity who are proposed for canonization by the Church include:
- Servant of God Dalisay Lazaga[21] Lazaga's cause was opened on June 28, 2012 by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
- Venerable Fernanda Riva: Riva was born in May 1, 1920 in Monza, Milan, Italy, She became a Canossian Daughters of Charity and went to India. She died on January 22, 1956 in Mumbai (a.k.a. Bombay), Maharashtra, India. She was venerated in June 28, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI for the decree of heroic virtue.[22]
- Servant of God Teresa Pera: Teresa Pera was born on February 16, 1870 in Turin, Italy, became a professed religious of the Canossian Daughters of Charity. She died on June 26, 1938 in Besozzo, Varese, Italy. Her cause was opened for the decree for heroic virtue.[23]
- Servant of God Luigia Grassi[24]
References
- ↑ http://www.hfcc.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.hfkc.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.shcs.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.ptcc.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.cpswts.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.canossahk.edu.hk/
- ↑ http://www.ptcps.edu.hk
- ↑ http://www.stjosephscollegeforwomen.org/
- ↑ http://www.stphilomenas.in
- ↑ http://www.fondazionecanossiana.org/news.09.php?notizia=137
- ↑ http://www.canossadhule.in/
- ↑ http://www.shcces.edu.mo/
- ↑ http://www.canossaconventpri.moe.edu.sg/
- ↑ http://sacps.moe.edu.sg/index.asp
- ↑ http://canossastarosa.edu.ph/
- ↑ http://canossacollege.edu.ph/
- ↑ http://canossalipacity.edu.ph/
- ↑ http://canossacalamba.edu.ph/
- ↑ http://www.voica.org/eng/dispensario.html
- ↑ http://www.canossaphil.org/bulihan-health-and-social-center
- ↑ "Sr. Dalisay Lazaga". Canossian Daughters of Charity. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Venerable Fernanda Riva". Saints.SQPN.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Madre Teresa Pera". Postulate Canossian Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Madre Luigia Grassi". Postulate Canossian Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
- Magdalena of Canossa
- Canossian Family
- Canossian Daughters of Charity (Rome)
- Canossian Daughters of Charity (USA)
- Canossian Spirituality Center in Albuquerque, NM
- Canossian Sons of Charity (Philippines)
- International Canossian Voluntary Service (VOICA)
- (Italian) Canossian Daughters of Charity website
- (Italian) Canossian Sons of Charity website
- (Italian) Association of Lay Canossians
- (Italian) Canossian Foundation
