Sisters Of Saint Joseph
The Sisters of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. This Congregation has approximately 14,000 members worldwide: about 7,000 in the United States; 2,000 in France; and are active in fifty other countries.
The Congregation was founded in Le Puy by the Jesuit Jean Paul Médaille on October 15, 1650. On the following March 10, the local bishop, Henri de Maupas, granted ecclesiastical approval to these women. On December 13, 1651, the Sisters of St. Joseph presented themselves to the Royal Notary in LePuy for their legal incorporation.
Only one, a widow, could sign her name and only two brought any kind of dowry. They had taken over the administration of the hospital-orphanage in the rue de Montferrand in LePuy and were connected with the work of Father Médaille, whom they consider their founder.
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