!!!Luisenschwestern

Sisters of the Blessed Louise de Marillac, founded in 1965, 
association of trained secular Catholic nurses; successors to the 
secular Sisters of Charity which were under the guardianship of the  
Sisters of Mercy; from 1951 named after St. Louise of Marillac. The 
Sisters of Charity had been established in 1943 as a counterweight to 
the nationalist oriented "Brown Sisters". Their aim is to live a truly 
Christian life and support each other in translating the professional 
ethics of the Catholic Church into reality. Close cooperation with the 
Sisters of Mercy, i.e. as headmistresses of a boarding school for 
girls in Graz; approximately 600 members in Austria.


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