SRA Generalate

The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles is an Apostolic Religious Congregation of pontifical right, widely known as SRA- Congregatio Missionalis Sororum Reginae Apostolorum. It was canonically established on 1st July 1923 in Vienna. The congregation has 950 members working in 7 countries

Fr. Antonius Maria Bodewig the founder of SRA was a German a Jesuit missionary in India. While working in Pune mission he recognized an extra-ordinary impulse to dedicate his life and found a missionary society for the evangelization of India. After long years of prayer, discernment he left the Society of Jesus and returned to Cologne where he laid foundation for the missionary Society of the Immaculate Conception consisting of male and female branches in 1894. With several unfortunate incidents caused by particular situation of his time the undertaking ended apparently in "failure" when Fr. Bodeiwg died on January 8, 1915 on the night before the audience with Pope Benedict XV. But the spark was fanned into flame by his faithful followers Fr. Paul Sonntag, Mother Xaveria Blas with the help of Professor Theodore Innitzer. and on 1st July 1923, the Societas Missionalis Sororum Reginae Apostolorum, SRA was canonically approved.

The Vision and dreams of our founder Fr. Antonius Maria Bodewig and the co-founders 'to bring the Good News of the Compassionate love of God' and to bring about integrated development to the people of India liberating them from the bondages of poverty, injustice and all kinds of oppression is being realized by every SRA. Through various ministries - proclamation of the Word of God, pastoral ministry, education, developmental work, Healing and health ministry the members reach out to the people irrespective of caste, creed and race to seven countries- Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, India, Philippines and Uganda.