Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Religious orders Women's orders and congregations

Compassionists, Servants of Mary

COMPASSIONISTE, SERVE DI MARIA

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Also known as: Italian: Suore Compassioniste Serve di Maria

COMPASSIONISTS, SERVANTS OF MARY. - Congregation founded by Sister Maria Maddalena Starace at Castellammare di Stabia in 1871. The sisters devote themselves to the formation of youth in boarding schools, orphanages, schools, nurseries, and workshops, as well as to catechetical works and assistance in almshouses. The institute today has 22 houses and more than 300 sisters.

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. M. Roschini, La vita e l'opera di suor Maria Maddalena della Passione, Isola Liri 1937.

Silverio Mattei

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By Silverio Mattei

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 91.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Compassioniste, serve di maria.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 91. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/compassioniste-serve-di-maria.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Compassioniste, serve di maria.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 91. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/compassioniste-serve-di-maria.

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@incollection{ec4_compassioniste_serve_di_maria,
  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Compassioniste, serve di maria},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {91},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/compassioniste-serve-di-maria}
}

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