Religious figure. On September 24, 1827, the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, this Irish Catholic laywoman opened the House of Mercy at Baggot and Herbert Streets in Dublin. She wanted to provide shelter and education for young women who came from farms outside Dublin to look for work in the city. She used her inheritance to build the House of Mercy (now Mercy International Centre). Other women joined in her serving the needy of Dublin, especially women and children, suffering from poverty, illness, and a lack of education. Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin, knowing of the women's work, suggested that she establish a religious community to continue the works of mercy she had begun. While it was not her original intention, she began the religious order. On December 12, 1831, she pronounced her vows as the first Sister of Mercy. Today, the Sisters of Mercy who still work minister with the poor, the sick, and the uneducated, but now on six continents, celebrate this as their Foundation Day.
Religious figure. On September 24, 1827, the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, this Irish Catholic laywoman opened the House of Mercy at Baggot and Herbert Streets in Dublin. She wanted to provide shelter and education for young women who came from farms outside Dublin to look for work in the city. She used her inheritance to build the House of Mercy (now Mercy International Centre). Other women joined in her serving the needy of Dublin, especially women and children, suffering from poverty, illness, and a lack of education. Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin, knowing of the women's work, suggested that she establish a religious community to continue the works of mercy she had begun. While it was not her original intention, she began the religious order. On December 12, 1831, she pronounced her vows as the first Sister of Mercy. Today, the Sisters of Mercy who still work minister with the poor, the sick, and the uneducated, but now on six continents, celebrate this as their Foundation Day.
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