Sisters of Divine Charity

Sisters of Divine Charity
Sisters of Divine Charity
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    Founded at Besançon, in 1799, by a Vincentian Sister, and modelled on the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul. The motherhouse, originally at Naples, is now in Rome, and there are many filial establishments in Italy, in Malta, and Gozzo. The sisters have charge of educational institutions, orphanages, hospitals, and insane asylums.
    F.M. RUDGE

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


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