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• Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Formation November 1, 1833 Type Catholic religious order Headquarters Mount Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa …   Wikipedia

• Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary —     Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary     A congregation begun by five young women in Dublin, Ireland, 8 December, 1831, with the purpose of devoting… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary — A list of Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary by occupations and activities, dioceses and other places:Occupations and activitiesThe Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patroness of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patroness of… …   Wikipedia

• Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic) — Blessed Virgin Mary The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: The Church s devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship. [1] Mother of …   Wikipedia

• Blessed Virgin Mary — This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary. For specific views, see Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic), Mary (mother of Jesus), Anglican Marian theology, Protestant views of Mary and Islamic… …   Wikipedia

• The Religion of Russia —     The Religion of Russia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Religion of Russia     A. The Origin of Russian Christianity     There are two theories in regard to the early Christianity of Russia; according to one of them, Russia was Catholic from …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of Christian Charity — Sisters of Christian Charity, (S.C.C.), officially called Sisters of Christian Charity, Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception[1], is a Roman Catholic papal congregation of consecrated religious sisters founded in… …   Wikipedia

• Sisters of Mercy —     Sisters of Mercy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of Mercy     A congregation of women founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827, by Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, born 29 September, 1787, at Stormanstown House, County Dublin. Descended from an… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis —     Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis     A Congregation, founded by the Venerable Mother Frances Schervier at Aachen in the year 1845, whose members observe the Rule of the Third… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of the Institute of Charity of Providence —     Congregations of Providence (V)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregations of Providence (V)     SISTERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARITY     An offshoot from the Sisters of Providence, founded by Jean Martin Moye in France in 1762 for teaching… …   Catholic encyclopedia