| Description |
viii, 420 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-402) and index. |
| Summary |
Catherine McAuley was born into a wealthy Dublin family in 1778. By the time she reached adulthood, she had witnessed the death of both parents, and experienced considerable personal poverty. She then worked for 20 years as a companion for an elderly couple and, upon their deaths, received an unexpected inheritance. Driven by deep faith and pragmatic sense of charity, she opened in 1827, an institution for unemployed and impoverished women. This proved to be the first step towards the foundation, in 1831, of the Sisters of Mercy, an order now established throughout the world. This volume is a collection of some of the most important writings by and about Catherine McAuley. It includes letters, memoirs, and annals by many of the first Sisters of Mercy and McAuley's original manuscript of the Rule and Constitutions of the order. -- Publisher description |
| Subject |
McAuley, Catherine, 1778-1841.
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Nuns -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Sisters of Mercy -- History -- 19th century.
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McAuley, Catherine, 1778-1841 (OCoLC)fst00178756
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Sisters of Mercy. (OCoLC)fst00546655
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Nuns. (OCoLC)fst01041386
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0268022593 |
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9780268022594 |
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