Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick
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Provincial
Superior; Sister
Alfonsa Bellido, S.M. |
Vocation
Director: Sister Laura González |
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The Sisters,
Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick were founded in Madrid,
Spain in 1851 by Saint Maria Soledad. Mother Soledad received
from the Holy Spirit the charism of compassionate care for the
sick, the poor, and the dying. The sisters are trained nurses
who minister to the sick physically and spiritually in the
various fields of nursing today: hospitals, clinics,
convalescent homes, visiting nursing, and so on. Yet the main
feature of their apostolate is nursing in the home health-care
field--the specific manner of nursing which Mother Soledad began
in 1851.
They have houses in Spain, France, England, Italy, West Africa, and other Hispanic countries. In the United States there are six convents: three in California, one in New Orleans, one in New York, and one in Kansas City, Kansas, which is also their Provincialate. The basic requirements for entry include: ages 18 to 35; an upright intention; good physical and mental health; and average intelligence. |
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