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The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph was founded by Jean-Pierre Médaille (although older accounts attribute this to his brother, Jean Paul). Medaille sought to establish an ecclesiastically approved congregation of women who would profess simple vows, live in a small group, with no specific apostolates and would dress in a common garb of the women of their day.
MacKillop founded a convent and base for the Sisters of St Joseph in Petersborough on 16 January 1897. "On January 16th, 1897, the founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Mother Mary of the Cross, [16] arrived in Peterborough to take over the school. She was accompanied by Sister Benizi (who was placed in charge of the school ...
Mother house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny in Paris, France. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny is a Catholic religious institute for women founded in 1807. Stationed around the world, its members perform a variety of charitable works but they devote themselves especially to missionary work and providing education for the poor.
Little Sisters of the Assumption - The Sisters, who used to administer homes for the sick poor, operate the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service, which they established in 1958, in Manhattan at 125th W. 130th St. [28] The novitiate was at 241 East 15th Street in from 1891 to 1954, and then at 1195 Lexington Avenue from 1954 to ...
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille aka Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg was a Roman Catholic congregation of women. Its forebear, the Congregation of Sisters of Saint Joseph was started in Le Puy, France by the Jesuit Jean Pierre Médaille and accepted by the bishop, Monsignor de Maupas, on October 15, 1650.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) are a Roman Catholic congregation of women religious which traces its origins to a group founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, around 1650 by Jean Pierre Medaille, S.J. The design of the congregation was based on the spirituality of the Society of Jesus.
Steele, F., Sisters of St. Joseph, Little Daughters of St. Joseph, Fox, J., & Bagshawe, E. (1910). Sisters of Saint Joseph. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved from New Advent: Chapter Heading, "Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace" Europe. Sisters of Saint Joseph of Peace, United Kingdom; North America ...
The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis was founded in 1901 from the German School Sisters of St. Francis. The Polish Sisters withdrew and formed a new congregation to address the educational needs of the children of Polish immigrants, building St. Joseph Motherhouse in Stevens Point, Wisconsin the following year.