175 years of Loreto Sisters in South Asia, part 1
It was on Dec. 30, 1841, that a group of 12 young Irish women belonging to the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), better known as the Loreto Sisters, landed in Calcutta, British India, in what is Kolkata today, four months after setting sail from Ireland, never intending to return home. This intrepid band of 7 sisters and 5 postulants, averaging just 18 years of age, were led by Sr. Delphine Hart. After landing in Calcutta, they never looked back, and today the congregation is active in many parts of India, Nepal, Bangladesh. The Loreto Sisters of South Asia, headquartered in Kolkata, are currently marking 175 years of their presence in the region. “Remember, Reimage, Renew,” is the theme of the year-long celebration that began on December 17. To know more about them, we called Indian Sr. Sister Anita Braganza, the superior of the Loreto Province of South Asia, on her phone in Kolkata. Today, in the first of a 2-part interview, she begins by narrating the saga of this first batch of Loreto nuns in Calcutta.
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