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Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women. A third order secular group, the sisters are not cloistered nuns but active in the world, having historically been primarily involved in teaching, although they have participated in the care of the sick and poor, hospital work, mission work, and other activities. ==History== The international congregation was founded by Mother Magdalen (Catherine) Damen in 1835〔(Sisters of St. Francis ), ''Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart'', Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, 2014, Retrieved 10 March 2014.〕 in the town of Heythuysen in what is now part of the Netherlands.〔(Stella Niagara Franciscans ), ''Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity: Holy Name Province'', Stella Niagara, NY: Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity: Holy Name Province, 2014, Retrieved 10 March 2014.〕 The Sisters were asked by Jesuit priests in Buffalo to come and serve the Roman Catholic families of German descent who were living there.〔 In 1874, the first three missionary sisters, accompanied by General Superior Mother Aloysia Lenders, arrived in Buffalo, New York.〔 The Sisters began serving in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.〔 There are now ten provinces, worldwide, with the central administration in Rome, Italy.〔
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