Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Religious orders Women's orders and congregations

Handmaids of Charity

ANCELLE DELLA CARITÀ

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Also known as: Italian: Ancelle della Carità di Brescia, Suore Ancelle della Carità

HANDMAIDS OF CHARITY. - Religious institute founded in Brescia by Blessed Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa in 1840 for the instruction and education of youth in schools and for the assistance of female workers, of women in danger, of orphans and of the sick in hospitals.

It is divided into 6 religious provinces, and has 300 houses with over 4000 sisters. It was approved by the Holy See in 1921.

Bibliography

BIBL.: L. Fossati, La beata Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, Brescia 1940.

Silverio Mattei

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 1164–1165.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Ancelle della Carità.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 1164–1165. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/ancelle-della-carita.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Ancelle della Carità.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 1164–1165. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ancelle-della-carita.

BibTeX

@incollection{ec1_ancelle_della_carita,
  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Ancelle della Carità},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1164--1165},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ancelle-della-carita}
}

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