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One heart, one soul and one will with Jesus! Continuing the work of our foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan, we Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious serving Christ in the elderly poor in over 30 countries. Learn More.
The little group of pious women began to take the form of a religious community, calling themselves the Servants of the Poor. Jeanne was elected superior. In 1844 the group changed their name to Sisters of the Poor to better reflect their desire to be sisters to the elderly in the Lord’s name.
Today, 175 years later, the Little Sisters of the Poor is an international Roman Catholic Congregation of Religious Sisters that continues Jeanne’s mission to serve others. The Little Sisters serve more than 13,000 elderly poor in 31 countries around the world.
Sep 16, 2013 · The Little Sisters of the Poor is a religious congregation, tracing its origins to 1839 when a humble French peasant woman, Jeanne Jugan, brought an elderly blind, destitute, and sick woman named Anne Chauvin into her home on a winter night and cared for her with Christ-like love and compassion.
The Little Sisters of the Poor are present in 32 countries of the world actualising the charism of their Foundress Saint Jeanne Jugan in today’s world. They welcome and accompany the elderly poor confided to their care till the end of their lives.
The Little Sisters of the Poor are the spiritual daughters of Saint Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Order. We are a Catholic, international, apostolic religious Institute of pontifical right, with public perpetual vows.
Jan 13, 2012 · • The Little Sisters of the Poor are a Roman Catholic congregation of women religious caring for the elderly poor in 31 countries around the world. • The Congregation was founded by Saint Jeanne Jugan in Brittany, France, in 1839.
Formation is a process of progressively taking on the mind and heart of Christ and the spirit of Saint Jeanne Jugan. Generally, single, Catholic women 18-40 years of age who love God and wish to serve the poor may be accepted into our formation program.
As Little Sisters we believe that Christ has called each of us and gathered us together, from all over the world, to share a common vocation and witness to his love. Each day we cross cultural and generational boundaries to form one family in the Lord.
Poor, LITTLE SISTERS OF THE, an active, unenclosed religious congregation founded at St Servant, Brittany, 1839, through the instrumentality of Abbe Augustin Marie Le Pailleur.
