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The Sisters of Charity were founded at
The Sisters of Charity were founded at Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...
in France, in 1799, by a Vincentian Sister, Jeanne Antide Thouret.
Description
The mother house, originally atNaples
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, was later moved to Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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, and there were filial establishments in Italy
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, in Malta
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, and Gozo
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. The sisters were in charge of school
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s, orphanage
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s, hospital
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s, and insane asylums
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.
See also
*Sisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity in their name. Some ''Sisters of Charity'' communities refer to the Vincentian tradition, or in America to the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, but others are unrelated. The ...
References
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