OTHER SECTIONS » Our Ministries   » St. Louis Emblem   » The History of the Sisters of St. Louis     We Sisters of St. Louis are vowed Catholic women religious who, in response to Christ's prayer "that all may be one", dedicate ourselves to bringing about unity and healing in a broken world. Like many religious communities, we were founded in post-revolutionary France, in 1842, in Juilly, outside Paris. We were called to respond to the social, educational and spiritual needs of the time. The founder, Louis Marie Eugene Bautain, was guided by the Spirit of Sint Unum - May they be one. His passion of one world, healed, unified, and transformed, continues to inspire all we do today. Our patron is St. Louis IX, whose feastday is August 25th. The Institute was approved by Rome in July, 1844. It spread to Ireland in 1859, where two years later the group had to separate from France on demand of the Irish bishop. It continued to spread around the world - to England in 1912, to Ghana in 1947, Nigeria in 1948, and the United States in 1949. In 1952 the French group amalgamated with the Motherhouse in Ireland. After the call of Vatican II to send religious to Latin America it spread to Brazil in 1977.        Home · Our Organisation · Mission Statement · Spirituality · News · Justice Care of the Earth · Thought for the Day · Prayer Requests · SSL Worldwide SSL Associates · Guestbook · Photo Gallery Related Websites · Contact Us · Sitemap © The Sisters of St. Louis 2007