We are a Congregation of Dominican Sisters founded originally in South Africa who continue to live and minister in South Africa as well as the United Kingdom and Rome. St. Catherine of Siena was born March 25th, 1347, when the world stood at the brink of the very pandemic for which the word “quarantine” was invented. Catherine was born in 1347 in the Italian city of Siena. Having known the Dominican friars of Siena from childhood, she herself felt drawn to live the Dominican … In Italian, “quaranta giorni” – forty days – was the allotted time that ships were required to remain offshore before landing. It was founded by Fr.

One of my teachers Sister Angela knew that I was interested in becoming a Sister, so she kindly sent for me and we discussed my intention of joining the Dominican Sisters of Newcastle Natal in England. St Catherine of Siena Many Dominican congregations of Sisters have St Catherine of Siena’s name in their title. The twenty-third of twenty-five children in a loving Catholic family, Catherine realized, even at a very young age, God’s call to give herself totally to Him. Juan de Sto. Mother Rose Niland, our foundress, chose Catherine’s name for our Congregation, influenced mainly by the King Williamston and Stone congregations. Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes … In 1363, at just 15 years of age, Catherine joined the “Mantellate,” a group of Dominican laywomen in Siena. The Province “Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Latin America” of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Albi France has created some videos entitled “An #AveMaria for the #Amazon.”This is an invitation for us to join in solidarity from wherever we are, with the people who live in the Amazon Region, who are suffering terribly at this time. After many requests for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist to teach all over the country, this fall, the Sisters are launching the Lumen […] Continue reading St. Catherine of Siena: Model of Fortitude in Times of Pandemic I became a Dominican Sister because two Dominican Sisters were questing for Postulants in Cork; they visited the Ursuline Convent in Blackrock where I attended Primary School. Domingo, O.P., of Spain in 1696. We are a Congregation of Educators and Preachers, committed to the Dominican charism of saving souls and preaching the Good News. The Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena is a Dominican congregation of religious sisters under the patronage of St. Catherine of Siena. St. Catharine of Siena of King William’s Town Stained Glass Window at Emmaus Convent in East London Our Congregation was founded in 1877 by Mother Mauritia Tiefenboeck and her six companions from Augsburg, Germany. Members of the Mantellate were devoted to offering service to their neighbors with unfettered generosity, rather than out of obligation.