Lesotho Archives - Anglican Religious Life Yearbook

Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM)

The Society of the Sacred Mission has three Provinces. Each has their own entry in the Yearbook. Province of Europe Australian Province Southern African Province

Gender: Community with both male and female members

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Mixture of members with different vow status

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Africa, Australasia, Australia, Europe, Lesotho, South Africa, UK

Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM), Southern African Province

Founded in 1893 by Father Herbert Kelly, the Society is a means of uniting the devotion of ordinary people, using it in the service of … Read more

Gender: Community with both male and female members

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Mixture of members with different vow status

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Africa, Lesotho, South Africa

Society of the Precious Blood, southern Africa (SPB)

Five Sisters of the Society of the Precious Blood at Burnham Abbey went to Masite in Lesotho in 1957 to join with a community of … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily cloistered

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Africa, Europe, Lesotho, South Africa, UK

Community of the Holy Name (CHN)

The Community of the Holy Name has three Provinces. Each has their own entry in the Yearbook. UK Province Lesotho Province Zulu Province The Community … Read more

Gender: Female community

Ministry: Primarily apostolic

Lifestyle: Primarily residential in community houses

Vow: Evangelical Counsels or Benedictine vows including celibacy

Rule: Mixture of traditions or non-defined

Locations: Africa, England, Europe, Lesotho, South Africa, UK