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Formation | 1891Rome, Italy | in
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Founder | Celine Borzecka and Hedwig Borzecka |
Type | Catholic religious order |
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Resurrection was founded in Rome, Italy, in 1891 by a widow, Celine Borzecka, and her daughter, Hedwig Borzecka. This was the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church that a religious institute of women was founded jointly by a mother and daughter.[1]