Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary
The Sisters of the Humility of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious congregation, founded at Dommartin-sous-Amance, France, in 1855. The community immigrated to the United States in 1864, and established themselves near New Bedford, Pennsylvania. This community is known as the Sisters of the Humility of Mary and is based at Villa Maria, Pennsylvania.
Humility of Mary Center in Davenport, Iowa | |
| Abbreviation | H.M./C.H.M. |
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| Formation | c. AD 1854 |
| Founder | John Joseph Begel Mary Magdelen Poitier |
| Type | Catholic religious order |
| Headquarters | United States of America |
| Website | humilityofmary |
A separate congregation developed from the Sisters of the Humility of Mary when around 1884, five sisters founded a convent in Ottumwa, Iowa. That community is known as the Congregation of the Humility of Mary and is based in Davenport Iowa.
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