Canossians

Canossian Daughters of Charity
AbbreviationFdCC or Canossians
Formation1828; 196 years ago (1828)
TypeReligious institute (Catholic)
HeadquartersVia della Stazione di Ottavia,
Rome, Italy
Superior General
Sr. Margaret Cocheekkaran Peter, FdCC
Websitewww.fdcc.org

The Canossians are a family of two Catholic religious institutes and three affiliated lay associations that trace their origin to Magdalen of Canossa, a religious sister canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988.