Institute of the Maids of the Poor

Institute of the Maids of the Poor
Abbreviation A.C.I. or A.C.J.
Motto Behold the handmaid of the lord
Formation 6 July 1951
Type Roman Catholic religious order
Headquarters Anand Bhawan
Location
Coordinates 23°56′06″N 81°11′06″E / 23.93500°N 81.18500°E / 23.93500; 81.18500Coordinates: 23°56′06″N 81°11′06″E / 23.93500°N 81.18500°E / 23.93500; 81.18500
Directress General
 Ms. Lily Fernandes[1]
Key people
 Founder: Albert Conrad De Vito
Founding members: Anna Joseph, Mona Hosaiah, Getrude D’Costa and Mona Olive Foster
Constitution formulator: Pellegrino Ronchi
Main organ
 Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow
Website Institute of the Maids of the Poor
Anand Bhawan School front view

The Institute of the Maids of the Poor or Society of the Maids of the Poor[2] (MOP[3]), O.F.M. Cap., is a Roman Catholic institute of consecrated life for women. It was founded by Albert Conrad De Vito on 6 July 1951 in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.[4]

Formation

The Institute is the first Roman Catholic Secular Institute in India. It was formed as 'Nursing and Teaching Society' by Anna Joseph, Mona Hosaiah, Getrude D’Costa and Mona Olive Foster on 6 July 1951 in a building in Barabanki. By 1960 the first constitutions were formulated with the help of Pellegrino Ronchi and were sent to Rome for approval. On 6 July 1962 the Institute was canonically erected as a Secular Institute of Diocesan Right, Lucknow as the principal seat. The Institute became a Secular Institute of Pontifical Right on 4 October 2007.[5]

Activities

Anand Bhawan School, Barabanki, HQ of the Institute of the Maids of the Poor

India

The Institute is located at Anand Bhawan, Dewa Road, Barabanki. It runs Anand Bhawan School in Barabanki and De Vito Shishu Vidyalaya at Bhowali.[6] The Institute helps in the school boarding and pastoral activities at Poliganj an agricultural settlement in Majhola nagar panchayat of Pilibhit district.[7] The Maids opened their convent in Nausar, Udham Singh Nagar district in 1980 to help the priest in educational and pastoral ministry weher they run a school named Nirmala Convent.[8] The Maids also run hostel facility for girls at St. Joseph's P.U. College in Bajpe.[9]

Abroad

Apart from India it is spread in Ethiopia, Italy and England.[10] In Ethiopia, the Maids of the Poor arrived in the year 1975 and are involved in pastoral, medical and social activities.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Governance @ maidsofthepoor.com". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Almeida, Joyce (1982). Growing Towards Consecrated Secularity. Federation of Secular Institutes & Lay Societies ofIndia & Sri Lanka. p. 198.
  3. ↑ "What does MOP stand for?". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Catholic Church Bishops' Conference of India (2005). The Catholic Directory of India. St. Paul Publications. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Historical Background @ maidsofthepoor.com". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bhowali - Diocese of Bareilly". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Poliganj-Majhola - Diocese of Bareilly". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nausar - Diocese of Bareilly". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "St. Joseph's P.U. College Bajpe - Admissions". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Vocation @ maidsofthepoor.com". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "The Secular Institute of The Maids of the Poor". Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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