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

Daughters of Charity (Strasbourg)

FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ (STRASBURGO)

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DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY (Strasbourg). - Religious congregation founded in Strasbourg in 1734 by Sister Françoise Geneviève Pichard, who had left the monastery of St. Paul of Chartres. The sisters devote themselves to the care of the sick and to the religious instruction of poor children. It was approved by the Holy See in 1870 and today numbers 425 houses with more than 4,000 religious; it is widespread in Alsace and western Germany.

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BIBL.: Archivio della S. Congr. dei Religiosi.

Silverio Mattei

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By Silverio Mattei

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 1260–1261.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Figlie della Carità (Strasburgo).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 1260–1261. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/figlie-della-carita-strasburgo.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Figlie della Carità (Strasburgo).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1260–1261. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/figlie-della-carita-strasburgo.

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@incollection{ec5_figlie_della_carita_strasburgo,
  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Figlie della Carità (Strasburgo)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1260--1261},
  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/figlie-della-carita-strasburgo}
}

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