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The Sisters of Divine Charity were founded at Besançon in France, in 1799, by a Vincentian Sister, Jeanne Antide Thouret.
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[edit]The mother house, originally at Naples, was later moved to Rome, and there were filial establishments in Italy, in Malta, and Gozo. The sisters were in charge of schools, orphanages, hospitals, and insane asylums.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sisters of Charity". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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