Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
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The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, also known as Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters, or simply Holy Spirit Sisters (Latin: Congregatio Missionalis Servarum Spiritus Sancti, SSpS) is a religious congregation within the Catholic Church. The group has 3,000 members in 46 different countries. The congregation was founded by Arnold Janssen in 1889 in Steyl, the Netherlands.[1] Janssen had previously founded in 1875 a male missionary congregation called Divine Word Missionaries. Janssen chose Maria Helena Stollenwerk, called Mother Maria (1852–1900) and Hendrina Stenmanns, called Mother Josepha (1852–1903) as co-foundresses.
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Abbreviation | SSpS |
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Established | 1889; 135 years ago (1889) |
Founder | Saint Arnold Janssen |
Founded at | Steyl, Netherlands |
Type | Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women) |
Motto | Latin: ' English: ' |
Generalate | Casa Generalizia, Serve dello Spirito Santo, Via Cassia 645, 00189 Rome, Italy |
Superior General | Sr. Maria Theresia Hornemann, SSpS |
Countries served | |
Affiliations | Roman Catholic |
Website | https://www.worldssps.org/ |
Remarks | Ministries include education, health, pastoral care, spiritual guidance, adult education, communication, catechetics, chaplaincy work, social work, administration and interfaith dialogue |
Formerly called | Mission Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit |
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This community of religious women is rooted in the Trinitarian spirituality.[2]