Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne

Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
AbbreviationO.P.
Formation1900; 124 years ago (1900)
FounderRose Hawthorne Lathrop
TypeCatholic religious order
HeadquartersRosary Hill Home in Hawthorne, New York
Superior General
Mother Mary Francis Lepore, O.P.
Ministry
Care of poor afflicted with cancer
Motto
The Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer
Parent organization
Roman Catholic Church
Websitehawthorne-dominicans.org

The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are a Roman Catholic congregation of religious sisters, who are a part of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. The Congregation was founded on December 8, 1900, by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, a daughter of the famed novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. They specialize in caring for those suffering from terminal cancer and have no financial resources.