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Sisters of Providence of Holyoke

Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations
Origin from 1892

The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892, tracing their roots to November 1873 when four Sisters of Charity arrived from Kingston, Ontario to serve the poor of Holyoke's industrial community, initially caring for the sick poor, many of them immigrants laboring in the city's paper mills. Their charter, dated December 17, 1892, authorized them for establishing and maintaining a school for the education of children, establishing and maintaining a hospital for the cure of the sick, and assisting the poor and destitute. The congregation is headquartered in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Facts
Classification
Kind of order
Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations 3
Apostolate
Teaching and Education 2
Apostolate
Charitable and Medical Work 2
Who may join
Women Only 3
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Catholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2
Practice
Liturgical Language
The vernacular 2
Liturgical Language
Latin 2
Origins
Origin Period
from 1892 1
Organisation
Ordination
Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 3
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Originated In

Source Wikipedia: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke

Rooted In

Source Wikipedia: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke

Uses Liturgical Language

Sources
1. Wikidata: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke
Wikidata Q7531354, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Wikipedia: Sisters of Providence of Holyoke
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph
    The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892.
  • Introduction, membership eligibility
    The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892.
  • Originated In: United States, Lead
    Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892
  • Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
    The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Massachusetts, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters founded in 1892.
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