Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic

Roman Catholic congregation

Also known as: Dominican Tertiaries, Dominicans of the Third Order, Foreign Mission Sisters of St. Dominic, Teresians(Show More)

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The Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, often called the Maryknoll Sisters, are an American religious congregation founded by Mary Joseph Rogers in 1916. This congregation is devoted to foreign mission work and is part of the Roman Catholic Church. Rogers was inspired by her work with Field Afar, the magazine of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America.12

In 1920, the group received papal approval as a diocesan religious congregation, the Foreign Mission Sisters of Dominic. The first Maryknoll Sisters were sent to southern China in 1921. By the time of Mother Rogers' death, over 1,100 Sisters had been sent worldwide. The Maryknoll Sisters are one of many congregations of Dominican sisters engaged in various charitable works, including foreign missions.13

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…these congregations, such as the Maryknoll Sisters, are devoted to work in foreign missions.
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…was the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, popularly called the Maryknoll Sisters, an American religious congregation devoted specifically to foreign mission work.
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…was the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, popularly called the Maryknoll Sisters, an American religious congregation devoted specifically to foreign mission work.
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