Handmaids of Charity
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The Handmaids of Charity (Italian: Ancelle della Carità; Latin: Congregatio Ancillarum a Charitate; abbreviation: A.D.C.) is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
History
[edit]This religious institute was founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1840, by Maria Crocifissa di Rosa.[1]
As of 31 December 2005 there were 1103 sisters in 102 communities in Italy, Croatia, Rwanda, Brazil, and Ecuador.[2]
Their mission includes care of the sick, lepers and elderly. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Brescia, Italy.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Catholic Herald". The Catholic Herald. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Rooney, C.M., Aidan R., "Handmaids of Charity" Famvin, April 18, 2016
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