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• Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus —     Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus     A congregation founded at Aachen in 1844 for the support and education of poor, orphan, and destitute children, especially girls; approved by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus — The Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic female religious congregation, founded at Aachen in 1844 for the support and education of poor, orphan, and destitute children, especially girls. It was approved by Pope Pius IX in 1862 and… …   Wikipedia

• Society of the Holy Child Jesus —     Society of the Holy Child Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of the Holy Child Jesus     The Society was founded in England in 1840 by Mrs. Cornelia Connelly, née Peacock, a native of Philadelphia, U.S.A., who had become a convert to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Little Sisters of the Poor — Little Lit tle (l[i^]t t l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and least is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of Saint Joseph —     Sisters of Saint Joseph     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of Saint Joseph     CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH     Founded at Le Puy, in Velay, France, by the Rev. Jean Paul Médaille of the Society of Jesus (b. at Carcassonne, 29 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur — The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is the name of a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters, dedicated to providing education to the poor. The order was founded in Amiens in 1803, but the opposition of the local bishop to missions outside his… …   Wikipedia

• Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ — The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ is a religious order of Catholic women. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ American Province has its motherhouse in Donaldson, Indiana. Contents 1 Ministries 2 History 2.1 The Foundress: Catherine Kasper …   Wikipedia

• The Church in China —     The Church in China     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church in China     Ancient Christians     The introduction of Christianity into China has been ascribed not only to the Apostle of India, St. Thomas, but also to St. Bartholomew. In the… …   Catholic encyclopedia