The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, also known as the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, is a Catholic religious order that was founded in 1835 by Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in Ange
Coat of Arms of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
Mother Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, the foundress of the Congregation
Mary of the Divine Heart Droste zu Vischering was a mystical nun of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd, beatified by the Catholic Church
View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, Tuam, Galway
The Magdalene laundries in Ireland, also known as Magdalene asylums, were institutions usually run by Roman Catholic orders, which operated from the 18th to the late 20th century. They were run ostens
Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
…order sold land to property developers in High Park, Drumcondra, that partly included a graveyard containing the mass grave of former inmates of its Magdalene Laundry. After seeking an exhumation order from the authorities to remove 133 bodies from the mass grave, it was found that the grave actually contained 155…
Irish Magdalene laundry, c. early 20th century
1981 ledger listing various clients of a Magdalene laundry
Magdalene seat, St Stephen's Green, Dublin