Institute of the Maids of the Poor
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| Abbreviation | A.C.I. or A.C.J. |
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| Formation | 6 July 1951 |
| Type | Roman Catholic Secular Institute |
| Headquarters | Anand Bhawan |
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| Coordinates | 23°56′06″N 81°11′06″E / 23.93500°N 81.18500°E |
| Ms. Lily Fernandes[1] | |
Key people | Founder: Albert Conrad De Vito Founding members: Anna Joseph, Mona Hosaiah, Getrude D’Costa and Mona Olive Foster Constitution formulator: Pellegrino Ronchi |
Main organ | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucknow |
| Website | Institute of the Maids of the Poor |
| Anand Bhawan School front view | |
The Institute of the Maids of the Poor or Society of the Maids of the Poor[2] (MOP[3]), is a Roman Catholic institute of consecrated life for women. It was founded by Albert Conrad De Vito, OFMCap, on 6 July 1951 in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India.[4]
The institute is the first Roman Catholic Secular Institute in India. It was formed as 'Nursing and Teaching Society' by Anna Joseph, Mona Hosaiah, Getrude D’Costa and Mona Olive Foster on 6 July 1951 in a building in Barabanki. By 1960 the first constitutions were formulated with the help of Pellegrino Ronchi and were sent to Rome for approval. On 6 July 1962 the institute was canonically erected as a Secular Institute of Diocesan Right, Lucknow as the principal seat. The Institute became a Secular Institute of Pontifical Right on 4 October 2007.[5]