House of Mercy, Baggot Street
Title
House of Mercy, Baggot Street
Subject
First Convent of Congregation of Sisters of Mercy
Description
Catherine McAuley founded the first House of Mercy in Dublin's Baggot Street in 1827, in order to provide education and care to the poor of Dublin, particularly women. Catherine, soon joined by other women, later began to visit the sick in hospitals and in their homes. From these small beginnings the Congregation spread throughout the world. When the Sisters in Ennis were approached to travel to Hokitika to make a new foundation there, at the bequest of Rev P.A. Martin, parish priest, there were more volunteers than were needed.
Creator
Sisters of Mercy
Source
Sisters of Mercy Archives
Publisher
Sisters of Mercy
Date
1827
Contributor
Dunne, Joan
Rights
All rights reserved
Relation
Mercy International Association
Format
image.jpg
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
Dublin
- Date Added
- April 2, 2014
- Tags
- Baggot Street, Catherine McAuley, Ennis, House of Mercy, Rev. P.A. Martin
- Citation
- Sisters of Mercy, “House of Mercy, Baggot Street,” Hokitika Diary, accessed March 29, 2024, https://hokitika.omeka.net/items/show/52.