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The Maryknoll Sisters, (formerly the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic/Teresians) [1] are an institute of Catholic religious sisters founded in the village of Ossining, Westchester County, New York, in 1912, six months after the 1911 creation of the Maryknoll community of missionary brothers and fathers.
The Maryknoll Society, aka, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, was founded in 1911 for those men who desired entering the Religious Life. [5]The Maryknoll Sisters was founded in 1912 for women who wanted to enter religious life and maintain the Maryknoll Missioner's charism.
Mary Joseph Rogers, MM (née Mary Josephine Rogers; October 27, 1882 – October 9, 1955) [1] was the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters, the first congregation of Catholic women in the United States to organize a global mission.
The Maryknoll name is shared by a number of related Catholic organizations, including the Maryknoll Sisters, and the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. The organizations are independent entities with shared history that work closely together in the joint focus of the overseas mission activity of the Catholic Church particularly in East Asia , the United ...
Elizabeth Hirschboeck (March 10, 1903 – September 20, 1986), also known as Sister Mary Mercy, was a religious sister of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic and an international humanitarian. Early life and education
Aerial view of Maryknoll Convent School. Maryknoll Convent School (MCS, Chinese: 瑪利諾修院學校) (Demonym: Maryknoller) is a Roman Catholic girls' school with primary and secondary sections in Hong Kong. It was established in 1925 by sisters of the Maryknoll Sisters, a Catholic institute founded by Mother Mary Joseph.
Legal history section of PBS website on "Justice and the Generals" presentation in 2002. Accessed October 7, 2005. The Maura Clarke – Ita Ford Center of Brooklyn, New York. Martyrdom in El Salvador Archived 2001-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Maryknoll Sisters website. Accessed October 7, 2005.
Maura Clarke, MM (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980), was an American Maryknoll Sister who served as a missionary in Nicaragua and El Salvador.She worked with the poor and refugees in Central America from 1959 until her murder in 1980.