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text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_shadow_blur_strength_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_horizontal_length_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_vertical_length_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; closed_toggle_text_shadow_blur_strength_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>SND Foundation established in 1806<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The first foundation of St. Julie after Amiens was St. Nicholas in Flanders, in 1806, with French and Flemish Sisters.<\/p>\n<p>The house in Namur was founded in 1807 and became the Mother-House in 1809.<\/p>\n<p>In 1968, the Belgian Province was divided into North Belgium and South Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>All the houses had a free primary school ; certain others had also a paying primary school. Several communities had also a boarding school and a secondary school. Throughout the years, many schools evolved. Since the school agreement of 1968, our schools became part of the Federation of Catholic Education and the teachers are paid by the State, with retirement required at 65 years of age, at the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Until the 1970s, the Sisters dedicated themselves to education. Then, they diversified in the manner of educating : tutoring, cathechesis, parish secretariats, hospital chaplains, visiting the sick and prisoners, etc.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, the last teaching Sister retired. Retired Sisters exercise voluntary involvement in the measure that is possible for them. Two Sisters support the lay teachers in the Notre Dame schools in Belgium and France through ASSOEC( Association of Congregational Schools).<\/p>\n<p>Since 2007, Congolese Sisters have become members of Belgium-South\/France Province.<\/p>\n<p>www.SNDdeN.be<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/nl\/noord-belgie\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more about the Sisters in North Belgium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/fr\/belgique-sud-france\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more about the Sisters in South Belgium\/France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Britain&#8221; title_tablet=&#8221;The Democratic Republic of Congo&#8221; title_phone=&#8221;The Democratic Republic of Congo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction_tablet=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_phone=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_tablet=&#8221;#2b87da 0%|#29c4a9 100%&#8221; 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The early sisters were instrumental in pioneering the development of education in the early part of the 19th century, working in the heart of cities and industrial towns. The sisters opened a college for teacher training in Liverpool in 1856 and in Glasgow in 1895 \u2013 the first of their kind. Initially the work was mainly in schools and colleges of further education.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the evolving needs in our society, we now work in education in its broadest context, in many areas across Britain. Belonging to the international community of Notre Dame we commit ourselves to living out the message of the Gospel, helping to spread God\u2019s love in our world of today. Everything we have is held in common and we are prepared to go wherever we are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Naming the ministries within the British Province reveals a mere glimpse of their richness and the depth of commitment required. 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open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>SND foundation established in 1930<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to our Sisters who are on the team that leads the worldwide Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (called the Congregational Leadership Team), there is a second SND community in Rome, Italy. These Sisters live in a convent attached to the Istituto Giulia Billiart, a school in the southeast sector of the City of Rome. The school and convent were established by our Congregation in 1931 with an international community of Sisters from Belgium, Britain, and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Our Italian Sisters are involved in various forms of education at the school, which enrolls 250 children and features day care, nursery school, kindergarten, and elementary-level programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Generalate Offices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur moved the Generalate Offices from Namur, Belgium to Rome, Italy.&nbsp; Since that time, offices for the Congregational Leadership have been located in four different places in Rome and its environs.<\/p>\n<h5>Ministries in Italy<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Generalate of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Apostolate of Prayer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>There are five Sisters elected by Sisters from sixteen provinces from across the globe to lead the Congregation.<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, the Leadership Team has members from Africa, North America and South America.<\/p>\n<p>The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur were founded in France in 1804 and established their mother house in Namur in 1809. The Sisters in Belgium established continue to serve in the ministry of prayer, the management of the SNDdeN Heritage Center and as a center of hospitality and spirituality Sisters of Notre Dame from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Sisters in the Britain Province began in Cornwall serve in England and Scotland. They minister in education; social service; pastoral services; work with refugees and the apostolate of prayer.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">To learn more about the Sisters of Notre Dame in North and South Belgium, Britain and Italy go to:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/north-belgium\/history\/\">North Belgium<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/belgium-south-france\/history\/\">South Belgium<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/britain\/\">Britain<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sndden.org\/heritage-centre\/\">Heritage Centre<\/a><br \/>Italy<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctc-tooltip\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Have their Generalate Offices in Rome, ItalySND Foundation established in 1806The first foundation of St. Julie after Amiens was St. Nicholas in Flanders, in 1806, with French and Flemish Sisters. The house in Namur was founded in 1807 and became the Mother-House in 1809. In 1968, the Belgian Province was divided into North Belgium and South Belgium. All the houses had a free primary school ; certain others had also a paying primary school. Several communities had also a boarding school and a secondary school. Throughout the years, many schools evolved. Since the school agreement of 1968, our schools became part of the Federation of Catholic Education and the teachers are paid by the State, with retirement required at 65 years of age, at the latest. Until the 1970s, the Sisters dedicated themselves to education. Then, they diversified in the manner of educating : tutoring, cathechesis, parish secretariats, hospital chaplains, visiting the sick and prisoners, etc. In 2014, the last teaching Sister retired. Retired Sisters exercise voluntary involvement in the measure that is possible for them. 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