150 years of prayer and service in aid of people in need

Abstract

This year the Sisters of Charity commemorate the 150th anniversary of their presence in Malta. It is an important milestone for the congregation which, in Malta, have come to be associated with people in need and vulnerable people. The Sisters had come to Malta on December 1, 1868, at the request of the civil authorities of the time, by the controller who was responsible for opri socjali. The foundress of the congregation, St Jeanne An tide Thouret, had died only 42 years previously in August 1826. St Jeanne An tide's life was one of service to children, young people and the sick across France - in schools and hospitals, some of which were established during her lifetime.