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Inspired by the unconditional love of Christ Crucified and Risen, the Canossian Sisters, commit themselves to live their consecration in prayer, fraternal life in community, experiencing faith, trust and mutual forgiveness together. In a shared mission with lay persons and the Church, they serve their brothers and sisters especially the poorest, making Jesus known and loved as they journey with them into the third millennium.
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The International Order St Magdalene Gabriella of Canossa was the foundress. She was born into a noble family in Verona, Italy. However, she was not ignorant of the poverty and misery that surrounded her. Drawn by the love of God, she planned to consecrate her life to him. In 1808, amid much family protests, she left her family home to begin her ministry in the poorest districts of Verona. |
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| Today, the Canossian Sisters are engaged in ministries in 32 countries. |
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The Canossian Sisters first set foot in Singapore in December 1894. They had come from Macau to run the girls' school at the request of the Portugese Mission in Singapore. This was to become the present St Anthony's Canossian Convent Primary and Secondary schools.
An Orphanage and Boarding School was opened by the Canossian Sisters in 1895. It had 8 boarders and 5 poor orphans who were affectionately cared for. In keeping with their foundress' spirit of charity, the Sisters started St Joseph's Home for the Aged which was officially opened in 1978. It provides shelter and physical care for the aged and also caters to their spiritual and psychological needs.
Today, the Canossian Sisters form one of the largest religious communities in Singapore engaged in various ministries.
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Sr Marilyn Lim |
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Canossian Provincialate 100 Jalan Merbok, Singapore 598454 Tel: 6467-4290 Fax: 6467-1477 |
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Canossian Novitiate 100 Jalan Merbok, Singapore 598454 Tel: 6467-3493 |
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Canossian Formation House 4 Lorong Low Koon, Singapore 536450 Tel: 6284-5170 Fax: 6284-7915 |
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Bahkita Canossian Community Blk 165 Woodlands St 13, #07-573 Singapore 730165 Tel: 6367-6264 |
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| St Anthony's Canossian Convent 1604 Bedok North Ave 4, Singapore 469702 Tel: 6449-3618 |
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| Canossa Convent 1 Sallim Rd, Singapore 387624 Tel: 6747-3780 |
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| St Joseph's Convent 921 Upper Jurong Rd, Singapore 649694 Tel: 6265-1896 |
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| Hotlinks: | Canossian Daughters of Charity |
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| Catholic News article – Largest Religious Congregation in Singapore | |
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Canossaville
Children’s
Home Canossaville Children’s Home offers residential and student care services. It provides shelter and integrated services to young children and adolescents who are at risk or who lack adequate family support for their well-being and development. >> more |
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St Joseph’s
Home In 1978, St. Joseph's Home was set up by the Catholic Welfare Services to provide shelter, care and love for the aged and destitute, regardless of race or religion. The Canossian Sisters volunteered their services for the administration and running of the home. >> more |
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Villa Francis Home for the Aged The Villa Francis Community was setup in 1977 as a home for the elderly poor and destitute. Today, it houses 130 low income elderly adults. The FMDM Sisters ran and financed the Home until 2001 when it was passed to Catholic Welfare Services. Today, the Canossian Sisters assist in managing it. >> more |
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Canossian School Founded in 1956 as the Canossian School for the Deaf, it provided an opportunity for hearing impaired children to have an education. The school grew and expanded and had to move premises a few times before settling in its present premise at Sallim Road. Programmes to improve the auditory and speech skills of the children helped prepare them to be integrated into mainstream schools. |
