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Domus
Sanctae Mariae Guadalupe
Founded 1997, Rome, Italy
In the fall of 1997, four Nashville Dominican sisters set out for Rome to
enroll in theological studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas
Aquinas (the Angelicum). Earlier that same year, the Council of Major
Superiors of Women Religious in the United States had initiated plans for
a House of Studies to be established in Rome for CMSWR member
congregations. Since the house would not be ready until the following
autumn, our sisters were offered hospitality by the Religious Sisters of
Mercy of Alma. They lived on Borgo Pio, a street offering a taste of
Italian culture in the shadow of the Vatican. By the fall of 1998, the
CMSWR's House of Studies, Domus Sanctae Mariae, was ready for its first
students. These included two St. Cecilia Dominicans, Sister Catherine
Joseph Droste and Sister Mary Angelica Neenan, one Carmelite sister from
Alhambra, California and a Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan. The House of
Studies was dedicated in February, 1999 with Angelo Cardinal Sodano
officiating.
Located off Largo Argentina in the heart of centro -- the center of the
city – Domus Sanctae Mariae Guadalupe is housed in a large palazzo
connected to the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari. The House of Studies is
located on the top three floors of the palazzo and has a chapel, library,
refectory, kitchen, and twenty single rooms for student sisters. The ideal
location of this House of Studies places the students within walking
distance of a number of the major pontifical universities and the Vatican.
In the heart of the Church the Sisters study, pray and enjoy numerous
cultural and religious opportunities. They participate in canonizations,
Vatican celebrations and meetings of religious. Plans are underway for the
hosting of a catechetical site at a major basilica during World Youth Day
2000.
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• 1997 |
First student sisters sent to Rome to begin studies |
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• 1997-8 |
Renovation of house |
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Dedication of Domus Sanctae Mariae Guadalupe |
Contact
Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious at:
vocations@cmswr.org |
