Pallottine Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate
PALLOTTINE SISTERS OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE
(CSAC, Official Catholic Directory # 3140); a pontifical institute founded in 1843 by St. Vincent pallotti in Rome, Italy, to care for children orphaned by the cholera plague. Benedetta Gabrielli was the first sister to receive the habit at the Pia Casa di Carità, Rome. The first general chapter, held in 1886, elected Mother Raphael Castellani as superior general. Mother Raphael sent five sisters to the U.S. in 1889 to work among the Italian immigrants. In 1911 the congregation was approved by the Holy See, and in 1933 missions were begun in South America, in Brazil and Argentina. The charism of the order prompts them to engage in any work that corresponds to the needs of the places where they serve; the sisters are engaged in teaching, healthcare, pastoral ministries and social outreach. The generalate is in Rome. The U.S. provincialate is in Harriman, N.Y.
[m. e. ziegler/eds.]