Canossian Heritage
Our Foundress, St Magdalene of Canossa, was born in Italy in 1774 into a Noble Family during a time when education was a luxury many did not have access to. She desired to provide the poor with a holistic education grounded in Christianity and thus set up “charity schools”, which cared and provided for the poorest of the poor; the most wretched and abandoned. Magdalene sought to help young people grow in awareness of their dignity and God’s love for them in the hopes of helping them live meaningful lives and contributing to their families and greater society.
She specifically targeted girls and women as beneficiaries of these ‘charity schools’ in line with her belief that educated, pious, mothers and wives would be able to contribute greatly to the formation of strong family units. In turn, the prevalence of such family units would lead to a morally strong society and consequently, a God-loving nation. Her charism, vision, and purpose arose from her beliefs that God makes every person equal in dignity. This means that everyone deserves respect and an equal opportunity to lead a meaningful and purposeful human life. All that she did, she did for the greater glory of God.
Canossian Family
Canossaville is just one arm of Canossa Mission Singapore, which in turn, is a single prong of the Canossian Daughters of Charity (FDCC).
Since 1894, the Canossian Sisters have stretched their service and care for those most in need all over the country, running a number of schools and homes during their time here. Our Sisters continue to act as the guides for these institutions, leading them along the lines of the Canossian ideals of Faith, Humility and Charity. The other members of our family include:
Canossian Daughters of Charity
St Anthony’s Canossian
Primary School
St Anthony’s Canossian
Secondary School
St Joseph’s Home
Villa Francis
Lifesprings Canossian Spirituality Centre
Canossian Village
The Canossian Village is made up of a variety of educational institutions that actively engage each other in the common pursuit of positively impacting the lives of every person that walks through our doors.
The Village comprises 7 different sectors, all begun by the Canossian Sisters, which work in conjunction to provide the most holistic education possible for each and every child in their care. The 7 sectors are:
Canossa Convent
Canossa Catholic
Primary School
Canossian School
Canossaville Children and Community Services
Canossaville Student Care
Canossaville Preschool
