Sister Christine

Sister Christine
Christine Greensfield
Sister Christine
Born
Christina Greenstidel[1]

(1866-08-17)17 August 1866
Nuremberg, Germany
Died27 March 1930(1930-03-27) (aged 63)
New York, United States
NationalityGerman
Other namesBhagini Christine
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationTeacher
Known forSocial work in India

Sister Christine or Christina Greenstidel[1] (17 August 1866 – 27 March 1930)[2] was a school teacher, and close friend and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.[3] On 24 February 1894, Christine attended a lecture of Vivekananda in Detroit, United States which inspired her. She started communicating with Vivekananda through letters. Christine went to India in 1902 and began working as a school teacher and a social worker.

In 1911, after the death of Vivekananda's disciple Sister Nivedita, Christine took charge of Nivedita's girls' school.[4] Some scholars of Vivekananda's life, including Sister Gargi and Pravrajika Vrajaprana, believe that Vivekananda regarded Christine as his daughter.[2][5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Vrajaprana p3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Shack 2012, p. 2
  3. ^ Gallagher & Ashcraft 2006, pp. 9–11
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vrajaprana p100–106 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vrajaprana p44—47 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).