Diakonissen
Diakonissen, in a Protestant Christian context, refers to women who participate in the diaconate or to members of diaconess communities that focus on social and medical care. The term derives from the Greek diakonos, meaning servant or minister, and in German usage it is closely associated with the historical movement of deaconesses and with specialized welfare institutions.
The modern deaconess movement began in the 1830s in Prussia, most notably at Kaiserswerth, where Theodor Fliedner
Diakonissen traditionally organized as religiously inflected communities or service societies. Women entering this work often underwent
Today, the term Diakonissen survives in some German-speaking countries as a historical or institutional designation. In