Founded in 1833 by Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger in Bavaria, the School Sisters of Notre Dame have more than 2,500 sisters in more than 34 countries. They came to the United States in 1847 and to St. Louis not long after, educating generations of children in the St. Louis area. Their teaching ministry continues today with schools throughout the United States, including Notre Dame High School in St. Louis. Notre Dame sisters teach at all levels of education — elementary, secondary and post-secondary. The sisters also host regular events at their campus, which is home to Notre Dame High School, the motherhouse with its exquisitely rehabbed St. Theresa Center Chapel, and the offices for the Central Pacific Province — among five in the U.S.