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Carmen Sammut

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Sister Carmen Sammut is the former leader of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) and the superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, known as the White Sisters. She is a Roman Catholic religious sister.

Biography

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In May 2013, Sammut was elected as the new president of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG).[1]

Carmen Sammut is Maltese.[2] She spent 28 years as a teacher in Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania. Carmen studied at the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies[3] and speaks fluent Maltese, English, French and Arabic. In 2011, she became Superior General of her order.[1]

See also

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  • Mother Marie-Salomé (Marie-Renée Roudaut), the first Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b McElwee, Joshua (2013-05-10). "Global sisters elect Maltese teacher as president". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ^ Vella, Charles (2013-09-01). "Rare distinction for two Maltese nuns". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  3. ^ "PAA - About us Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies". en.pisai.it. PISAI - Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica. Retrieved 13 January 2024.