School Sisters of Notre Dame

School Sisters of Notre Dame

Abbreviation	SSND
Established	1833; 191 years ago (1833)
Founder	Karolina Gerhardinger
Purpose	Christian education
Location	95 Via della Stazione Aurelia Rome, Italy
Region served	World-wide, 34 countries
Membership	3,000+
Foundress	Theresa Gerhardinger
Main organ	Visions
Affiliations	Roman Catholic
Website	ssnd.org

School Sisters of Notre Dame is a worldwide religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Their life in mission centers on prayer, community life and ministry. They serve as teachers, lawyers, accountants, nurses, administrators,^[1] therapists, social workers, pastoral ministers, social justice advocates and more.

The School Sisters of Notre Dame are known by the abbreviation "SSND" and are not to be confused with another teaching order, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), which was founded in France.