Sisters of Mercy

Sisters Of Mercy

The Religious Sisters of Mercy (R.S.M.) are members of a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831, in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley (1778 - 1841). In 2003, the institute has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations.

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Famous quotes containing the words sisters and/or mercy:

    ““Woe to my sister, false Helen!””
    —Unknown. Binnorie; or, The Two Sisters (l. 55)

    “A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.”
    —Alexander Smith (1830–1867)