History
The international congregation was founded by Mother Magdalen (Catherine) Damen in 1835 in the town of Heythuysen in what is now part of the Netherlands. In 1874, the first three missionary sisters, accompanied by General Superior Mother Aloysia Lenders, arrived in Buffalo, New York. There are now ten provinces, with the central administration in Rome, Italy.
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