Their Institutions

The institutions run by the Lebanese Franciscans Sisters of the Cross

Hospital of Our Lady for chronic diseases – Antelias

Founded in 1946, it is an hospital for physically disabled and elderly. It hosts today 535 patients who come for treatment or for spending their last days in an atmosphere of tranquility and comfort with the good surveillance of the nuns. In addition to medical care, this hospital provides the patients with entertainment activities, spiritual accompaniment, and the staff with spiritual and vocational training. It is worth mentioning that the hospital has become an important center and a large field for practical training, and human and vocational skills acquisition. It hosts a number of students specializing in nursing sciences and physiotherapy, from all universities and medical and nursing institutes.

Hospital of the Sisters of the Cross – Deir El-Qamar

A hospital for mentally or physically disabled girls... It hosts today 255 girls. In 1937, the institution expanded to include an internal school for orphan girls, offering them primary education and vocational training. The Sisters continue today this mission with dedication and devote all their energy to these patients of all ages, and particularly to the most miserable of them who have been marginalized by disease.

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