ABOUT US
We, The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, are usually referred to as the Medical Mission Sisters (MMS) were founded on September 30th 1925 in Washington DC by a young Austrian doctor named Anna Dengel. Working in what was North India in the early 1920s, Anna witnessed first-hand the complications and deaths of countless Muslim women and babies during childbirth due to customs which prohibited them from receiving certain aspects of medical care from men.
The Society’s headquarters were located in Washington DC until the late 1930s, when the sisters were invited to move to Philadelphia. This remains MMS’ North American headquarters today. Our international headquarters are based in London, UK, where the Society Leadership Team comprises members from different countries.
As a Society today, we are a religious congregation of dedicated women and associates in the Catholic Church, who share life and our own unique expertise with women, children and men in five continents of the world.
We are committed to promoting health, wellbeing and healing in all aspects of life.
if you have real love, you are inventive.
if you love, you find out, you are interested.
if you really love, you accomodate yourself.
if you love, you want to give, you are tireless,selfless and generous.
if you really love, you really try to serve and just to work.one does not spare oneself, if one loves .
Mother Anna Dengel.
Our foundress beautiful words.
where does our inspiration comes from
We, The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, are usually referred to as the Medical Mission Sisters (MMS) were founded on September 30th 1925 in Washington DC by a young Austrian doctor named Anna Dengel. Working in what was North India in the early 1920s, Anna witnessed first-hand the complications and deaths of countless Muslim women and babies during childbirth due to customs which prohibited them from receiving certain aspects of medical care from men.
The Society’s headquarters were located in Washington DC until the late 1930s, when the sisters were invited to move to Philadelphia. This remains MMS’ North American headquarters today. Our international headquarters are based in London, UK, where the Society Leadership Team comprises members from different countries.
As a Society today, we are a religious congregation of dedicated women and associates in the Catholic Church, who share life and our own unique expertise with women, children and men in five continents of the world.
We are committed to promoting health, wellbeing and healing in all aspects of life.
