Canossians

Canossian Daughters of Charity
AbbreviationFdCC or Canossians
Formation1828 (1828)
TypeReligious institute (Catholic)
HeadquartersVia della Stazione di Ottavia,
Rome, Italy
Superior General
Sr. Margaret Cocheekkaran Peter, FdCC
Websitewww.fdcc.org

The Canossians are a family of two Catholic religious institutes and three affiliated lay associations that trace their origin to Magdalen of Canossa, a religious sister canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

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