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

Franciscans of the B.V.M. Help of Christians

FRANCESCANE DELLA B.M.V. AIUTO DEI CRISTIANI

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FRANCESCANE OF THE B.V.M. HELP OF CHRISTIANS. - Religious institute founded in Cartagena (Colombia) by Sister Bernarda Butler (1848-1924) with five companions who came from Switzerland, where they were professed in the monastery of Maria Hilf in Altstätten. It soon spread widely in Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil, and today it has 34 houses where 312 sisters work, dedicated to teaching and works of assistance.

Bibliography

BIBL.: M. Mayer, Eine Opferseele. Schwester B. B., St Margarethen (Switzerland) 1939.

Cesario van Hulst

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By Cesario van Hulst

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 1571–1572.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane della B.M.V. Aiuto dei Cristiani.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 1571–1572. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-della-b-m-v-aiuto-dei-cristiani.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane della B.M.V. Aiuto dei Cristiani.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1571–1572. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-della-b-m-v-aiuto-dei-cristiani.

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  author    = {van, Hulst Cesario},
  title     = {Francescane della B.M.V. Aiuto dei Cristiani},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1571--1572},
  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/francescane-della-b-m-v-aiuto-dei-cristiani}
}

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