Sisters of the Little Company of Mary
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The Little Company of Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute
of women (also referred to as Blue Sisters) dedicated to caring for the suffering, the sick and the dying. The order was founded in 1877 England by Venerable
Mary Potter
.
This order is distinct from the (also Roman Catholic) order Company of Mary
for men which was founded by Saint Louis de Montfort
in 1713.
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
of women (also referred to as Blue Sisters) dedicated to caring for the suffering, the sick and the dying. The order was founded in 1877 England by Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Mary Potter
Mary Potter
Venerable Mary Potter was the foundress of the "Little Company of Mary Sisters" in 1877.She has a Nottingham Tram named after her for this reason, this was done after she was nominated in a BBC poll...
.
This order is distinct from the (also Roman Catholic) order Company of Mary
Company of Mary
The Missionaries of the Company of Mary is a missionary religious congregation within the Latin Church one of the 23 sui iuris churches which compose the universal Catholic Church. The community was founded by Saint Louis de Montfort in 1705 with the recruitment of his first missionary disciple,...
for men which was founded by Saint Louis de Montfort
Louis de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was canonized in 1947. He was a French priest and known in his time as a preacher and author, whose books, still widely read, have influenced a number of popes....
in 1713.