Sisters of the Destitute (S. D.) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic

Syro-Malabar Catholic Church

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India is an East Syrian Rite, Major Archiepiscopal Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is the largest of the Saint Thomas Christian denominations with more than 3.6...

 women's order.

History

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute was founded by Servant of God

Servant of God

Servant of God is a title given to individuals by various religions, but in general the phrase is used to describe a person believed to be pious in his or her faith tradition. In the Catholic Church, it designates someone who is being investigated by the Church for possibly being recognized as a...

 Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly

Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly

Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly was a Syrian Catholic priest from the Indian state of Kerala and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute.-Family:...

 in Chunangamvely, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 on 19 March 1927.

It includes over 1500 nuns and is composed of physicians, nurses, lawyers, teachers and social workers. Now it is working in Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA.

Sisters of the Destitute runs many institutions like :

• Homes for the sick and the needy
• Rehabilitation centres for mentally and physically handicapped children
• Health centres for AIDS and cancer patients
• Dispensary for the poor
• Libraries
• Nursing homes
• Schools
• Hospitals

External links

• Servant of God
• Servant of God
• Short Biography of Fr.Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly in Malayalam
• Official home page of S.D.