Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

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Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

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Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Congregatio Sororum Sacrae Familiae de Nazareth
The coat of arms of the religious institute founded in 1875 by Blessed Mary Mother of Jesus the Good Shepherd
Abbreviation	C.S.F.N.
Formation	c. AD 1875; 149 years ago (1875)
Founder	Franciszka Siedliska
Type	Catholic religious order
Headquarters	Italy
Website	nazarethfamily.org

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious institute that was founded in Rome in 1875 by Blessed Mary Mother of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Franciszka Siedliska). The Sisters of the Holy Family are an apostolic, international congregation, located on four continents and in thirteen countries. There are five provinces in the United States.^[1] A Sister of this congregation is identified by the initials CSFN (Latin for "Congregatio Sororum Sacrae Familiae de Nazareth"; English: "Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth") placed after her name.

They should not be confused with the Sisters of Nazareth from Israel with convents in Nazareth and Shefa-Amr, nor with the larger Sisters of Nazareth organisation.

History

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The Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth was founded in Rome, Italy in 1875 by Frances Siedliska, a Polish noblewoman.^[2] From Rome, the Congregation spread quickly.

In 1885, Mother Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd and eleven sisters journeyed to Chicago, Illinois, where they had been invited to minister to the needs of Polish immigrant children and families. There they staffed two schools and an orphanage. The Congregation soon expanded its services in the Midwest. They continue to serve throughout Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Texas, Michigan and Ohio.^[3] The sisters operate a high school for girls, Nazareth Academy, in Philadelphia.^[2]

The sisters opened their first hospital in Poland in Wadowice in 1897.^[4]

Ministry

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The sisters have served in schools, and in child care services, care of the elderly, retreat work, and in the parish, prison, and youth ministry.^[3]

Sisters continue to be engaged in various areas of healthcare and presently minister as hospital chaplains, nurses, therapists, and lab technicians, attending to the sick, the elderly, and the infirm.^[4]

Provinces

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Provinces of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth^[5]
Country	Location	Province name
United States	Des Plaines, Illinois	Holy Family Province
Australia	Garran, Australian Capital Territory	Holy Spirit Province
Poland	Warsaw, Poland	Holy Name of Jesus Province
Poland	Kraków, Poland	Holy Name of Mary Province
Italy France Great Britain Philippines Spain	Rome, Italy	Generalate Region

As of 2022, there are over 1,000 members in Australia, Belarus, England, France, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, the Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and the United States of America.^[4]

Blessed members

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Beatified members of the Sisters of the Holy Family include Sister Stella and her companions, who were martyred on 1 August 1943 in Nowogródek, Poland (now Belarus), and who were beatified on 5 March 2000,^[6] as well as the foundress, Frances Siedliska, beatified on 23 April 1989. Her feast day is 21 November.^[7]