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Daughters of Divine Charity (St. Mary Province) |
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| The Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity, F.D.C. was founded by Mother Franciska Lechner in Vienna, Austria, on November 21, 1868. We are an International Congregation with provinces throughout Europe, and North and South America. The group of sisters that founded St. Mary Province in Akron, Ohio, were sent from a province of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity in Croatia. Our lives are dedicated to service to God and to the Church, especially the poor. We strive to become a source of hope, a credible, visible sign of God's goodness through our apostolates: education, parish ministry, and residences for young women and the elderly. At the request of the pastor of Visitation of the BVM Parish, Sister M. Lenora Vurnik, F.D.C. (Superior) and four other sisters arrived in Rankin, Pennsylvania, on September 4, 1926, to work among the Croatian immigrants who made their living working in the Pittsburgh steel mills. Soon their services were requested by other parishes in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. The Daughters of Divine Charity came to Akron on August 18, 1943, at the request of the late Msgr. Michael Domladovac, pastor of Christ of the King Parish. St. Mary Province was established in Akron, Ohio, in 1950. The sisters are now missioned in the Diocese of Cleveland where they teach and maintain a residence for the elderly and for young women. The sisters teach in West Allis and Mayville in Wisconsin; in Miami and Key West in Florida; and New York City (deaf center). Applicants are required to have at least a high school diploma. | |||
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