Congregation of the Servants of Charity

The Congregation of the Servants of Charity, is a religious Congregation of Pontifical Right, founded by Saint Louis Guanella, an Italian priest who lived from 1842 to 1915. Born in the northern part of Italy on the mountainous area of Fraciscio, he made his presence felt in many realities and in different areas. The zeal to give his life for the needy, is realised in his religious and priestly vocation, where he heard and answered the call to serve God in the midst of the needy of different categories. He opened many Centres where the people of God, especially the poorest and the needy are taken care of, and houses where vocations are nurtured. He attended to the spiritual, material and moral needs of the poor through parish pastoral care and his social encounters. In order to reach out to various geographical realities, he tells his followers: “the whole world is your home land”, which is an invitation to carry the works of charity around the world. Then Following his footprint, a big reality is formed, comprising of Priests, Sisters, youths, old people, people with psyco-physical disability, co-operators, benefactors, parishioners, families, friends and well-wishers.