About Us

Merciful love conquers
the world

A third of the world's poor live in India, where poverty and inequality remain widespread. Responding to this need, the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul began its mission in Mananthavady, Kerala, on January 1, 1976. The congregation traces its roots to the “Soeurs de la Charité” of Strasbourg, France, founded in 1734 by Cardinal Armand Gaston de Rohan Soubise to care for the sick and the poor.

St. Vincent de Paul History

Our Charism & Moto

To serve the poor, the sick and the needy with compassionate heart as exemplified in the life of St. Vincent de Paul who believed that Merciful love conquers the world.

Our Vision

"We the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Mananthavady see ‘Jesus, the Evangelizer of the poor’ as a Supreme value of our lives, and see ourselves propagating the Kingdom of God by devoting ourselves through the works of Christian Charity".

Our Mission

"Impelled by the love of Christ and inspired by the ideal of our Patron St. Vincent de Paul, ‘Merciful love Conquers the World’ we the Sisters dedicate ourselves to the service of the sick, poor and those in any way afflicted in conformity with the mission of the Church".

Foundation of SCV

On October 28, 1973, it was decided to establish a filial house in Mananthavady, Kerala. The Holy See approved the foundation on August 10, 1975. Today, the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Mananthavady is an Institute of consecrated life in the Syro-Malabar Church, of Pontifical Right, and a member of the Federation of the Vincentian Congregations.

By 2025, the congregation had grown to 251 members serving through 31 branch houses, mainly in rural and underdeveloped areas across Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura in India, Germany, USA and South Africa.

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