Meanings
plural School Sisters of Notre Dame
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a worldwide religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters, founded in Bavaria in 1833 and devoted to education.
Origin
- FrenchNotre Dame“Our Lady”
- EnglishSchool Sister of Notre Dame
The use of French Notre Dame (“Our Lady”) originates from Chanoinesses de Saint-Augustin de la congrégation Notre-Dame (“Canonesses of Saint-Augustin of the Notre-Dame Congregation”), an order founded by Peter Fourier and Alix Le Clerc from which the School Sisters of Notre Dame developed.
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