Sisters of Charity

Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious institutes around the world in the subsequent centuries.

The most famous convent is at 14 Rue du Bac in Paris, France, born 1633. This was where Catholics believe Sister Catherine Laboure received the vision of Immaculate Mary on the eve of St. Vincent's feastday, 1830 and the dispensation of the Miraculous Medal on 27 Novena.

While some Sisters of Charity communities refer to the Vincentian tradition, and in America to the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton those links are by no means universal. It is important to recognize that there may be no "family" or historical relationship between groups having the phrase Sisters of Charity as part of their name.

Many groups calling themselves Sisters of Charity have founded and operate educational institutions, hospitals and orphanages:

• Sisters of Charity of Australia
• Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
• Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
• Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (St. John, New Brunswick, Canada)
• Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
• Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Kansas)
• Sisters of Charity of Montreal (also known as Grey Nuns)
• Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (Kentucky)
• Sisters of Charity of Nevers
• Sisters of Charity of New York (New York City)
• Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Evron
• Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy (South Carolina)
• Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth (Convent Station, New Jersey)
• Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill (Pennsylvania)
• Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
• Vincentian Sisters of Charity (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition