Sisters of Charity

This article is about the Roman Catholic religious communities of this name. For the Anglican religious order of this name, see Sisters of Charity (Anglican).
Not to be confused with Missionaries of Charity.
Aid for the Wounded (Sister of Charity), by Alexandre-Marie Guillemin, c. 1865. Walters Art Museum.

Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious institutes around the world in the subsequent centuries.

The most famous convent is at 14 Rue du Bac in Paris, France, born 1633. This was where Catholics believe Sister Catherine Laboure received the vision of Immaculate Mary on the eve of St. Vincent's feastday, 1830 and the dispensation of the Miraculous Medal.

While some Sisters of Charity communities refer to the Vincentian tradition, and in America to the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton those links are by no means universal. It is important to recognize that there may be no "family" or historical relationship between groups having the phrase Sisters of Charity as part of their name.

Many groups calling themselves Sisters of Charity have founded and operate educational institutions, hospitals and orphanages:

Irish Sisters

References

  1. ↑ Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
  2. ↑ Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church
  3. ↑ Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa
  4. ↑ http://www.daughtersofcharity.org/our-legacy/
  5. ↑ Sisters of Charity of New York
  6. ↑ Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
  7. ↑ Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth
  8. ↑ Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
  9. ↑ Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

See also