Arrival Of First Missionary Sisters in India

The establishment of the Society of J.M.J. in India founded by Fr.Mathias Wolff S.J. was closely associated with the ‘ Mill – hill missionaries.
Mgr. John Alen a Mill hill missionary, a Dutch priest, was sent to India, in the region, now known as Andhra Pradesh. Guntur was the center of the Telugu mission; Bishop J.Alen chose to reside there. In the midst of his administrative responsibilities, Bishop Alen’s chief concerns were the uplift of the marginalized and welfare services for the poor women.
Bishop Alen requested the Superior General Mother SeraphinePullens in Holland to send few sisters to India.
Consequently, the small group of sisters was sent to India, Andhra Pradesh, Guntur. Sisters arrived Guntur on the 28th of February 1904.
They Where :

➼ Sr. SeraphineKluchen
➼ Sr. MichacliSehouten
➼ Sr. Elsa Van Helen
➼ Sr. LebuiniDebets
➼ Sr. XaviereniGijsman
➼ Sr. Elizabeth Helsloot
➼ Sr. StanislasTerwind