Sisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in Dublin in 1831)

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• Mercy, Sisters of — ▪ religious order       (R.S.M.), Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in Dublin in 1831 by Catherine Elizabeth McAuley (McAuley, Catherine Elizabeth). By 1822 she had developed a program for instructing and training poor girls,… …   Universalium

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