Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition
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- See also: Sisters of CharitySisters of CharityMany 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 orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
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The Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition is an organization of 13 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.
It was founded in 1947, in part to advocate Seton's canonization, but has since expanded its role. For instance, it serves as an advocate for the sisters' concern for the poor at the Economic and Social Council
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The federation of Sisters of Charity includes:
- Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (France; five provinces in U.S.)
- Sisters of Charity of New YorkSisters of Charity of New YorkThe Sisters of Charity of New York is a religious congregation of women in the Catholic Church whose primary missions are education and nursing and who are dedicated in particular to the service of the poor.-History:...
(New York City) - Sisters of Charity of LeavenworthSisters of Charity of LeavenworthThe Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth operate the University of Saint Mary . They also founded and operate Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California, and St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kansas...
(Kansas) - Sisters of Charity of NazarethSisters of Charity of NazarethThe Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth was founded in 1812 near Bardstown, Kentucky when three young women responded to Bishop John Baptist Mary David's call for assistance in ministering to the needs of the people of the area. Nineteen year old Catherine Spalding was elected its...
(Kentucky) - Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth (Convent Station, New Jersey)
- Sisters of Charity of Seton HillSisters of Charity of Seton HillThe Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill were founded by Sister Aloysia Lowe. She was accompanied by Sisters Blanche O'Keefe, Maria Theresa O'Donnell and Maria Kavanaugh and two novices.-See also:...
(Pennsylvania) - Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of MercySisters of Charity of Our Lady of MercyBishop John England founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in 1829. As the congregation grew and moved into the states of Georgia and North Carolina, shortly after doing so changing its name in 1949 to the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy. The congregation lives by the rule of St. Vincent...
(South Carolina) - Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate ConceptionSisters of Charity of the Immaculate ConceptionThe Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception are located in Canada and Peru.-External links:* *...
(St. John, New Brunswick, Canada) - Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de PaulSisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de PaulThe Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul were founded on May 11, 1849, when the four founding Sisters of Charity, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia from New York. They came in response to a request by then Halifax Archbishop William Walsh. By 1856 the order, in Halifax, was accepted as a...
- Halifax (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)- same as Sisters of Charity of Halifax (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Vincentian Sisters of CharityVincentian Sisters of Charity-External links:*...
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - Sisters of Saint MarthaSisters of Saint MarthaThe Sisters of St. Martha were founded as a religious congregation in 1900 at Antigonish, Nova Scotia.The Sisters of St. Martha are members of the Sisters of Charity Federation....
(Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada) - Les Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacre-Coeur (Dieppe, New Brunswick)
- Sisters of Charity of CincinnatiSisters of Charity of CincinnatiThe Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati were founded in October 1829 on a model of Elizabeth Ann Seton, who founded the first community of religious women, native to the United States...