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

Franciscans of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour

FRANCESCANE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL PERPETUO SOCCORSO

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Also known as: Polish school sisters, Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Polish School Sisters

FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP. - They were founded among the Polish women of the United States in 1901 by Archbishop John J. Kain in St. Louis, Missouri, for the teaching of Polish-speaking children; they also do domestic work in seminaries, colleges, etc.in various dioceses of the United States. Aggregated to the Franciscan Order in 1907, the sisters known as Polish school sisters number 258 in 28 houses.

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BIBL.: Acta O. F. M., 36 (1917), p. 102; [G. Pou y Marti], Compertus trium Ordinum religiosorum S. P. N. Francisci, Rome 1929, p. 437.

Cesario van Hulst

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 1574.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo Soccorso.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 1574. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-di-nostra-signora-del-perpetuo-soccorso.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo Soccorso.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1574. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-di-nostra-signora-del-perpetuo-soccorso.

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  author    = {van, Hulst Cesario},
  title     = {Francescane di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo Soccorso},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1574},
  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-di-nostra-signora-del-perpetuo-soccorso}
}

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