Daughters of Mary
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Daughters of Mary The Congregation of the Daughters of Mary is a missionary congregation
in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
. With the blessing of Archbishop Mar Ivanios, Monsignor Joseph Kuzhinjalil founded the missionary congregation of the Daughters of Mary in 1938 at Marthandom in Kanyakumari District
.This name was also used in Chicago and other cities by Latino lay persons who called it the Hijas de Maria and Damas de Maria and followed the same purpose.The primary mission of the Congregation is to bring the Good News to the poor the neglected concentarating on the families for their integral development.In Chicago's St. Michaels in Old Town Church,Latinos became a strong voice in the city from the mid fifties to the mid sixties.
The Daughters of Mary Congregation was raised to Pontifical Status in 1988. At present it has 4 provinces 2 vice provinces serving the six eparchies of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and 20 other dioceses world wide.
Missionary order
A missionary order is a religious order of the Roman Catholic church devoted to active missionary work....
in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See...
. With the blessing of Archbishop Mar Ivanios, Monsignor Joseph Kuzhinjalil founded the missionary congregation of the Daughters of Mary in 1938 at Marthandom in Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
.This name was also used in Chicago and other cities by Latino lay persons who called it the Hijas de Maria and Damas de Maria and followed the same purpose.The primary mission of the Congregation is to bring the Good News to the poor the neglected concentarating on the families for their integral development.In Chicago's St. Michaels in Old Town Church,Latinos became a strong voice in the city from the mid fifties to the mid sixties.
The Daughters of Mary Congregation was raised to Pontifical Status in 1988. At present it has 4 provinces 2 vice provinces serving the six eparchies of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and 20 other dioceses world wide.
External links
- Daughters of Mary from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church official website