St. John Baptist Church (other)
St. John Baptist Church may refer to: * St. John Baptist Church (Mason City, Iowa), listed on the NRHP in Iowa * St. John Baptist Church (Lecompte, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana *Community of St John Baptist The Community of St John Baptist (CSJB), also known as the Sisters of Mercy, or formerly Clewer Sisters, is an Anglican religious order of Augustinian nuns. History The Community was founded in England in 1852 by Harriet Monsell (the first Supe ..., Mendham, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in New Jersey See also * Saint John the Baptist Church (other) {{disambiguation, church ...
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Community Of St John Baptist
The Community of St John Baptist (CSJB), also known as the Sisters of Mercy, or formerly Clewer Sisters, is an Anglican religious order of Augustinian nuns. History The Community was founded in England in 1852 by Harriet Monsell (the first Superior), a clergy widow, and Thomas Thellusson Carter, a priest at St Andrew's Church, Clewer, Windsor. The purpose of the order was to help marginalised women – mainly single mothers, the homeless and sex trade workers – by providing them shelter and teaching them a trade. The work of the sisters expanded to include administering and working in orphanages, schools, convalescent hospitals, soup kitchens, and women's hostels. The Community is conspicuous amongst Anglican communities for its meteoric rise in numbers from the date of the foundation. By the time of Carter's death in 1901 there were some 300 Sisters. At its height, the Community had some 45 priories and branch houses. CSJB in the United Kingdom The community ...
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