Sisters of Charity
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The Sisters of Charity is a name used by various Roman Catholic religious communities of women dedicated to serving the poor, sick, and marginalized. While some communities trace their origins to the
Aid for the Wounded (Sister of Charity), by Alexandre-Marie Guillemin, c. 1865. Walters Art Museum.
St. Vincent von Paul by Gabriel von Hackl
Sr. Anthony O'Connell (1897), US Civil War nurse
A Sister of Charity of Jesus and Mary, ca. 1900
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
Sisters of Charity
…sixty religious institutes for women globally. In 1633, Vincent de Paul, a French priest and Louise de Marillac, a widow, established the Company of the Daughters of Charity as a group of women dedicated to serving the "poorest of the poor". They set up soup kitchens, organized community hospitals, established schools and…
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.