Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute
The Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute (Italian: Suore delle Poverelle dell'Istituto Palazzolo; Latin: Institutum Sororum Paupercularum; abbreviation: S.d.P.I.P.) is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
Their mission includes service to the poor, care of orphans and nursing.
This religious institute was founded in Bergamo, Italy, in 1869, by bd. Luigi Maria Palazzolo, with the help of Maria Teresa Gabrieli. The institute received pontifical status in 1912.
The sisters have houses in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Congo, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Switzerland. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Bergamo, Italy.
On 31 December 2008 there are 836 sisters in 103 communities.
