Founded, year/place : In 1828 Modena Italy

Founder: Venerable Fr Severino Fabriani

Canonical Status:  Pontifical, 1845 By Gregory XVI

Motto:  Total Submission To The Will Of God

Charism:  To Uplift The Burden Of The Less Privilege Especially The Hearing/Speech Impaired

Mission Statement:  The Primacy Of God And Total Submission To His Providence, Diligent Commitment To Sanctity Through The Practice Of Theological Virtues: A Filial Confidence In God And Love Of Sacrifice

Purpose:  To Educate, To Instruct And To Serve The Deaf

Sr. M. Victoria Mgbeadichie DPDD
Delegate Superior

Daughters of Providence for the deaf and dumb
Ahịara Diocese.
No 1 convent Road Ahiarama Obodo Ahiara
Ahiazu Mbaise L.G.A.,
Imo State,

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Email: providencedeaf4@gmail.com

Our Apostolate


The Daughters of Providence for the deaf and dumb congregation Our history began in 1828 in Modena, Italy, when the Priest Venerable. Fr. Severino Fabriani inspired by God, founded our religious family with the charism, mission, and heartfelt desire to renew ‘Jesus’ miracle in which he “makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak” (Mark 7:37)

Won over by Jesus’ love, the Daughters of Providence dedicate all their energies to teaching, educating and serving the hearing impaired children to enable them to acquire the knowledge of God and live actively as Christians in the society.

Brief History of our founder

Don Severino Fabriani (1792-1849) was a priest of the diocese of Modena, pioneer of the education and instruction of the deaf, and the founder of the religious Institute of the Daughters of Providence. He was a literary man, historian, philosopher, theologian, physicist, lover of nature: man of profound culture but above all father of the Deaf. With great trust in Providence, he educated and instructed them with love, and founded a religious family to take special care of them. He left for his daughters a precious heritage of spiritual journey towards holiness: the primacy of God and total submission of his Providence; diligent commitment to sanctity through the practice of theological virtues; a filial confidence in God and love of sacrifice.

Charism
With a dynamic faith in the original charism and dedication to the fourth vow: to educate, to instruct and to serve the Deaf, the daughters of Venerable Fr Severino Fabriani continue to work in Italy, Brazil, Sri lanka and Nigeria.

Being faithful to the inspiration of the father founder, the sisters dedicate themselves with a special fourth vow to the instruction and education of the deaf and mute, introducing them to the knowledge of God, helping them to be self reliant, well integrated and not to constitute nuisance in the society, rescuing them from societal marginalization and giving them the sense of belonging. The sisters are working for their rehabilitation through specialized teachers and specific technical apparatus, inserting them into the sociocultural contest of the environment. They move in line with the renovation, thereby promoting collaboration with the families of the deaf students. We also inculcate an authentic value, which is in continuous conformation with the realities. We work for the total human and Christian formation of the deaf.

Almost in all the areas where the sisters are located, we actualize a project of integration between deaf and hearing students with the objective of constructing a scholarly community where both groups happily grow together.

The Congregation of the Daughters of Providence had been evangelizing in Italy from 1828, Brazil (South America) since 1976 in the city of Sao Paulo and in Palmas Tocantins. In Sri lanka (Asia), since 1996 the sisters have been working in the city of Palangatura (Colombo) and in Waikala, and in Nigeria since 2003 in Ahịara Diocese.
The Congregation in Nigeria has extended to the Catholic Arch Diocese of Owerri and In Orlu Diocese.
Our history in Nigeria began on the 8th November 2003, in Ahịara Diocese where we have the formation house. Inclusive nursery, primary and secondary schools and a dormitory for the hearing impaired children both for primary and secondary deaf children.

Presently, the number of professed Nigerian Sisters in the Congregation Forty-seven(47), thirty (30) Sisters working in Nigeria while seventeen (17) Sisters are working overseas.

Sisters In Perpetual Vows

Sr. Celestine Oparajiaku
Sr Victoria Mgbeadichie
Sr. Assumpta Amadi
Sr. Ugochi Anyanwu
Sr. Juliana Ogburie
Sr. Angela Agawulem
Sr. Lovina Ikeh
Sr Joy lreka
Sr Geraldine Oleka
Sr Elizabeth Enumah
Sr Chinyere Nwaigwe
Sr Margaret Ogbede
Sr Juliet Agwulonu
Sr Emilia Nwabueze
Sr Stella Oforegbu
Sr Pauline Anih
Sr Lilian Iwu
Sr Maryann Onuoha
Sr Olivia Ewuziem
Sr Maria Onuoha
Sr Eucharia Okafor
Sr Ann Obineche
Sr Rose Uche

Number Of Sisters In Temporary Vows – seven (7)