Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate
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The Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate were founded by Blessed
Mother Caritas Brader, in Tuquerres
, Colombia
in 1893. The Congregation was first made up of young women from Switzerland
and then immediately joined by Colombian vocations that allowed the new Congregation to spread to several countries including the United States. Mother Caritas Brader was beatified by John Paul II on March 23, 2003. She focused the organization mainly on the education of the poor and the marginalized. Today the sisters work in the mission fields of Central and South America, Mexico, Switzerland, Mali, Benin, and in the southwestern United States.
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Mother Caritas Brader, in Tuquerres
Tuquerres
Túquerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia....
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in 1893. The Congregation was first made up of young women from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and then immediately joined by Colombian vocations that allowed the new Congregation to spread to several countries including the United States. Mother Caritas Brader was beatified by John Paul II on March 23, 2003. She focused the organization mainly on the education of the poor and the marginalized. Today the sisters work in the mission fields of Central and South America, Mexico, Switzerland, Mali, Benin, and in the southwestern United States.