Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres
AbbreviationSPC (post-nominal initials)
Formation1696; 328 years ago (1696)
FoundersLouis Chauvet
Founded atLevesville-la-Chenard France
TypeReligious apostolic missionary congregation of pontifical right
HeadquartersGeneralate
Via della Vignaccia, 193 Rome Italy
Coordinates41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E / 41.901361; 12.460611
Members
4,000+
Mother Maria Goretti Lee
Patron saint
Paul the Apostle
Websitehttps://stpaulrome.com/

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) is a Roman Catholic religious apostolic missionary congregation of pontifical right for teaching, nursing, visiting the poor and taking care of orphans, the old and infirm, and the mentally ill. It was founded in Levesville-la-Chenard, France, in 1696.[1]

The interior spirit is a love of sacrifice and labor for the spiritual and temporal good of others. The postulancy lasts from six months to one year, the novitiate two years, after which the sisters take vows annually for three to seven years, and then perpetual simple vows.[2]

  1. ^ "Fr. Louis Chauvet", Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, Generalate, Rome
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wikisource1913 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).