the sisters of charity arrived in australia in 1846.
the sisters of charity arrived in australia in 1846.
when did the sisters of charity arrived in australia?
1846
in 1838 five sisters of charity arrived in sydney from ireland, the first religious sisters to arrive in australia. their arrival was the result of an invitation to mary aikenhead to send some sisters to work with the catholic convicts. their first ministry was to female convicts in the parramatta jails. they then extended their role to establishing schools in the sydney district. the sisters of charity (now separately constituted as the sisters of charity of australia) have remained in education on the east coast of australia since this time and have been involved in primary, secondary and tertiary institutes. today the sisters of charity have four schools: st vincent's college potts point; mount st michael's college brisbane; clc eltham; and st columba's college.
st columba's college, essendon
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the sisters of charity of saint vincent de paul were founded on may 11, 1849, when the four founding sisters of charity arrived in halifax, nova scotia, from new york city; this has been designated a national historic event.









































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