Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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The Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded by Nano Nagle in 18th-century Ireland, dedicated especially to education and service to the poor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious institute
religious congregation of women
activity catechesis
running schools
social service
teaching
alsoKnownAs Presentation Sisters
Union of Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
surface form: Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
countryOfOrigin Ireland
denomination Roman Catholicism
focusArea Christian education
pastoral ministry
foundedBy Nano Nagle
genderRestriction women
hasCanonicalStatus congregation of pontifical right
hasCharism care for the marginalized
education of the poor
hasPrimaryMission education
service to the poor
hasSpirituality Catholic spirituality
historicalContext 18th-century Catholic revival in Ireland
inception 18th century
inspiredBy Catholic social teaching
devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
namedAfter Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
placeOfOrigin Cork city
surface form: Cork, Ireland
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrderType apostolic congregation
religiousTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
servesPopulation disadvantaged communities
poor children
vows chastity
obedience
poverty

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Presentation College hasReligiousHeritage Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Presentation Sisters hasBranch Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary
this entity surface form: Conference of Presentation Sisters