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religious congregation. It was founded for the education of poor girls, at

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, in 1803, by Madame Molé, née de Lamoignon, at the suggestion of Antoine-Xavier Maynaud de Pancemont,

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History

Louise Elisabeth de Lamoignon was born into an aristocratic family in Paris, France, on October 3, 1763. In 1805 Pope Pius VII blessed the undertaking, but the final approbation of Rome was not obtained till 1840. The founder was elected superior for life as Mère St. Louis. There were at first no lay sisters, but finding this plan did not answer, Oblates of St. Louis were selected to act in this capacity; but they were not allowed to take vows until they have been ten years in the community.Steele, Francesca. "Sisters of Charity of St. Louis." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 19 August 2019 Its work was the education of poor girls who lived in orphanages attached to their convents, and to support these orphanages the sisters ran fee-paying schools. The sisters had twenty houses in France, most of which were in Brittany, but all their schools were closed by the French Government; the greater number of the sisters in consequence went to Canada, where they established a novitiate at Pont-Rouge."Sisters of Charity of St. Louis", ''The Catholic Church in the United States of America'', Catholic Editing Company, 1914, p. 107
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References

Sources

*Steele, ''Convents of Great Britain'' (London, 1902)

External links

* {{Official, http://www.soeursdelacharitestlouis.org/en Catholic female orders and societies Religious organizations established in 1803 Catholic teaching orders Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century