Kreuzschwestern#
Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross (Kreuzschwestern), congregation of the Sisters of Mercy , established in 1852 by P. Theodosius Florentini. They are engaged in instruction and training, care of the sick, poor, and elderly, as well as missionary work. Their motherhouse is in Ingenbohl, Switzerland; the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross have been established in Austria since 1860 and have seats of the Provincial Superior in Linz, Graz, Laxenburg (Lower Austria), and Hall in Tyrol.