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The Sisters of Life (Latin: Sorores Vitae) is a Catholic religious institute for women that follows the Augustinian rule. It is both a contemplative and active religious community, working in North America for the promotion of anti-abortion causes.
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity in their name. Some Sisters of Charity communities refer to the Vincentian tradition alone, or in America to the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (whose sisters are also of the Vincentian tradition), but others are unrelated.
The Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition is an organization of fourteen congregations of religious women in the Catholic Church who trace their lineage to Saint Elizabeth Seton, Saint Vincent de Paul, and Saint Louise de Marillac.
As of 2020, there were 4,000 sisters, spread over 27 countries, in the Sisters of Charity community, who provide a large variety of services for the poor. [5] [8] "Community life, the Eucharist and the Paschal Mystery are today, as they were for [Thouret], the key elements of their life". [5] Thouret died of natural causes in Naples on August ...
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Latin: Societas Filiarum Caritatis a Sancto Vincentio de Paulo; abbreviated DC), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a Society of Apostolic Life for women within the Catholic Church. Its members make annual vows throughout ...
A native of New York, in 1817 Seton sent sisters from the motherhouse in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to her native city. Taking the name by which she is now known, Catharine Mehegan joined the Sisters of Charity of New York and took her annual religious vows for the first time on 25 March 1847.
By 1826, Grace had decided to pursue a religious life in the Sisters of Charity. She received the order's "candidate's cap" in 1827, as "Sister Gonzaga". She taught school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with two fellow sisters; while in Harrisburg in 1830, she took her vows, committing to life in the order. Months later, she was assigned to serve ...
Louise de Marillac was born out of wedlock on August 12, 1592 [1] at Ferrières-en-Brie near Le Meux, [2] now in the department of Oise, in Picardy.She never knew her mother. Louis de Marillac, Lord of Ferrires (1556–1604), [3] claimed her as his natural daughter yet not his legal h