Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia

Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation
AbbreviationPost_nominal letters: OP
NicknameNashville Dominicans
Formation1860 (1860)
FounderDominican Sisters of St. Mary
Founded atNashville, Tennessee
TypeReligious Order of Pontifical Right (for Women)
Headquarters801 Dominican Drive, Nashville, Tennessee
Members300 as of year 2015
Motto
To Contemplate and give to others the fruits of our contemplation
Prioress General
Mo.Anna Grace Neenan, OP
(2018 through 2030)
Ministry
Education, campus ministry, nursing, hosting retreats, Hispanic evangelization
Patron saint
St. Cecilia
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Church

The Congregation of St. Cecilia, commonly known as the Nashville Dominicans, is a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a member of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious, one of the two organizations which represent women religious in the United States (the other is the Leadership Conference of Women Religious). The sisters combine a monastic communal lifestyle of contemplation in the Dominican tradition with an active apostolate in Catholic education. As of 2018, the congregation has 300 sisters.