The Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary (Latin: Sororum Dominae Nostrae a Refugio in Monte Calvario) are a religious congregation in Genoa, Italy.
It was founded in 1631[1] by Virginia Centurione Bracelli.[2] Bracelli created a community which was dedicated to Our Lady of Refuge, but this was later split into two congregations: the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary, and the Daughters of Our Lady on Mount Calvary.[3][4][5]
In 2003, when Bracelli was canonized, the congregation were focusing most of their work on helping, the sick, elderly and poor in hospitals, as well as working with young people in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and India.[6]
The congregation is also known as the Brignoline Sisters.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary". Diocese of Sagar. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Schnorr, Emelly (December 2018). "Lives of the Saints; St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli - A Contemplative, Serious Soul, Delight of God Most High". Catholic Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Congregation". Daughters of Our Lady on Mount Calvary. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Saint of the day: Virginia Centurione Bracelli". Angelus News. Dec 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "The Doge's Daughter Becomes a Saint". La Republica (archive). March 8, 2003. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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