The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a society of apostolic life for women with
Saint Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
A painting of cornette-wearing Daughters of Charity by Karol Tichy, depicting a funeral in an orphanage run by the sisters (National Museum in Warsaw)
Daughters of Charity holy card. University of Dayton Libraries.
Until 1964, their traditional religious habit included a large, starched cornette on the head.
Catherine Labouré, DC was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary. She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to creat
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
…opened in 2007. The motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity is located at 140 Rue du Bac, in Paris, France. The remains of de Marillac and those of St. Catherine Labouré lie preserved in the chapel of the motherhouse. Labouré was the Daughter of Charity to whom, in 1830, the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared…
Catherine Labouré in the religious habit of the DC and with the medallion of the Immaculate Conception
Portrait of Sister Catherine at the time of the apparitions
Convent of the Sisters of Charity, 136-140 Rue du Bac, Paris
Detail from the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris