Sisters of St. Louis
The Sisters of St Louis is a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns. It traces its origins back to France in 1797. It originally included men as well as women but subsequently became a women-only order.[1] It is a small order with a total of 450 members distributed across branches in Ireland, France, Belgium, United States and Africa.[2]
Ireland
In Ireland the order was involved in the establishment of several schools. These included
- St. Louis Secondary School, Monaghan. [3]
- St Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross,Co. Monaghan. [4]
- St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk,Co. Louth. [5]
- St Louis High School, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
- St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena.
- St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel
However, the order has since withdrawn from involvement in these schools.
References
- ↑ "Sisters of Saint Louis". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sisters of Saint Louis". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "St. Louis Secondary School, Monaghan". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "St Louis Secondary School, Carrickmacross". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk". Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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