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Sisters of Notre Dame can refer to the members of any of four Catholic religious institutes: the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, School Sisters of Notre Dame, and the Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld. Each of these Catholic communities are heavily involved in education. The Congrégation de Notre Dame (Montreal) is a religious community of women founded in 1658, in New France, which is now part of Canada. In the spirit of its founder, Marguerite Bourgeoys, its charism is education, although its members are also involved in social justice issues. As Sisters were not cloistered, and this was considered unusual at the time, the Order was not granted official status by the Catholic Church until 1698, only two years before the death of its founder. Founded in Amiens, France, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are a Roman Catholic institute of religious sisters charged with providing educational opportunities for the poor. The founders of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur were Saint Julie Billiart and Marie-Louise-Françoise Blin de Bourdon, the Countess of Gézaincourt. The Sisters have founded and administer schools on every continent. The School Sisters of Notre Dame are an international religious institute of Roman Catholic sisters founded in 1833 Bavaria by Caroline Gerhardinger, known by her religious name of Mary Theresa of Jesus. The School Sisters are devoted to primary, secondary and post-secondary education. The Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld is a Catholic religious institute founded in Coesfeld, Germany in 1850, which was a time of religious and social need in Germany. In 1849, Hilligonde Wolbring and Elisabeth Kuhling took in orphaned and neglected children, caring for them and providing them with an education. The Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld were established in order to continue their work, and became an independent congregation in 1855. Topics related to either of these groups are appropriate here.

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