Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious order

Consecrated life (Catholic Church)

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which was founded in Rome

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in 1875 by Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Franciszka Siedliska

Franciszka Siedliska

Blessed Franciszka Siedliska , also known as Mother Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was the founder of a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.-Life:...

). The Sisters of the Holy Family are an apostolic, international congregation, located on four continents and in thirteen countries. There are five provinces in the United States

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. There are over 1,700 members in Australia

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, Belarus

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, England

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, France

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, Israel

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, Italy

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, Lithuania

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, the Philippines

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, Poland

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, Puerto Rico

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, Russia

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, Spain

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, Ukraine

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and the United States of America.

Blessed members

Beatified

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members of the Sisters of the Holy Family include Sister Stella and her companions

Blessed Martyrs of Nowogródek

The Blessed Martyrs of Nowogródek, also known as the Eleven Nuns of Nowogródek or Sister Stella and Companions were a group of Roman Catholic nuns from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth killed by the Gestapo in August 1943 in present-day Belarus.-Background:The Sisters of the Holy Family...

, who were martyred on 1 August 1943 in Nowogródek, Poland (now Belarus), and who were beatified on 5 March 2000, as well as the foundress of the order, Frances Siedliska, beatified on 23 April 1989. Her feast day is November 21.

Provinces

Provinces of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Country	Location	Province name
United States	Des Plaines, Illinois Des Plaines, Illinois Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has adopted the official nickname of "City of Destiny." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,720. It is a suburb of Chicago, and is next to O'Hare International Airport...	Sacred Heart Province
United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	Immaculate Conception Province
United States	Monroe, Connecticut Monroe, Connecticut Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,479 at the 2010 census. The current first selectman is Steve Vavrek....	Immaculate Heart of Mary Province
United States	Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is a part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Grand Prairie is a suburb of both Dallas and Fort Worth and had a population of 175,396 at the 2010 census.- History :The city of...	Blessed Frances Siedliska Province
United States	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...	St. Joseph Province
Australia	Garran, Australian Capital Territory Garran, Australian Capital Territory Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. On Census night 2006,...	Holy Spirit Province
Poland	Warsaw, Poland Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...	Holy Name of Jesus Province
Poland	Kraków, Poland Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...	Holy Name of Mary Province
Italy Early Modern France United Kingdom Philippines Spain	Rome, Italy Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	Generalate Region

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