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Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis

Roman Catholic religious order based in Pennsylvania, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis are a Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The order was founded in 1894 by Mother Veronica Grzedowska, a Polish nun from Zakliczyn, for the instruction of poor girls in a parish in Mount Carmel.[1][2] As of 2010, the order had more than 380 members in more than 50 houses.

Ministries

The following are among this organization's areas of ministry:[3][4]

  • Education (early, elementary, secondary, special, and higher)
  • Elder care
  • Foreign missions
  • Healthcare
  • Homecare
  • Ministry (diocesan, pastoral, retreat, social)
  • Outreach to the poor
  • Prison ministry

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