School Sisters of Notre Dame

School Sisters of Notre Dame
AbbreviationSSND
Established1833; 191 years ago (1833)
FounderKarolina Gerhardinger
PurposeChristian education
Location
Region served
World-wide, 34 countries
Membership
3,000+
Foundress
Theresa Gerhardinger
Main organ
Visions
AffiliationsRoman Catholic
Websitessnd.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.

  1. ^ "Board of Directors & Administrators - The Sarah Community". The Sarah Community. Retrieved 2017-03-18.