Asia

Mother Ferdinanda Hoelzer, OSB was the head of the 5-member group that sailed from Europe in midAugust 1906 and arrived in Manila on September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.

In 1925, the sisters arrived in Wonson of what is now North Korea.

The Daegu Priory of South Korea expanded dramatically until in 1987, a second priory was established in Seoul.

In 1996, five sisters began a foundation in Punalur, Kerala of South India.