Sisters of the Holy Family
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The Sisters of the Holy Family is the name for a French and two different American orders of nuns.
The name may also refer to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
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- The Sisters of the Holy Family-France were founded in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1806 by Jeanne-Claude Jacoulet, in a revival of the Canonesses of Ste. GenevièveGenevieveSt Genevieve , in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa , is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition...
. - The Sisters of the Holy Family-LouisianaSisters of the Holy Family-LouisianaThe Sisters of the Holy Family based in New Orleans, Louisiana, were founded in 1837 as the Sisters of the Presentation by Henriette DeLille. In 1842, the order changed its name to the Sisters of the Holy Family.-External links:*...
were founded in 1837 by Henriette DeLilleHenriette DeLilleVenerable Henriette DeLille founded the Catholic order of the Sisters of the Holy Family, made up of free women of color, in New Orleans. The order provided nursing care and a home for orphans, later establishing schools as well. In 1989 the order formally opened its cause with the Vatican in...
. - The Sisters of the Holy Family-California were founded in 1872 by Father John J. Prendergast and Lizzie Armer in San Francisco, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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The name may also refer to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious order which was founded in Rome in 1875 by Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd . The Sisters of the Holy Family are an apostolic, international congregation, located on four continents and in thirteen countries. There are...
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