Manizales (Colombia), 08/18/2023, MCS University.- The Chamber of Representatives of the Republic of Colombia, delivered this important recognition to the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, in a significant ceremony held at the Catholic University of Manizales, with the presence of the Representative, Dr. Santiago Osorio Marín, Dominican Sisters of the Presentation of Manizales and Bogotá and the accompaniment of the lay community that are part of the work in Manizales.
The decoration "Order of Simón Bolívar Democracy" in the degree "Cruz Comendador" by the Congress of the Republic comes after 150 years of tireless service, where they have established themselves as a force of immense love and dedication to the most vulnerable of our society: the poor, the children, the young, the elderly, the sick and the destitute. His persistent work on behalf of the less fortunate reflects his deep commitment to humanitarian values.