Sisters of Our Lady of Charity
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The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious congregation historically known for operating institutions such as the Magdalene Laundries, where so-called “fallen women” were confined and put to work.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious institute
ⓘ
female religious congregation ⓘ |
| activity |
providing religious instruction to institutionalized women
ⓘ
running convent‑based workhouses ⓘ supervising unpaid or poorly paid labor in laundries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic social welfare institutions for women
ⓘ
Magdalene asylums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | women only ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | congregation of pontifical right ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
allegations of forced labor in Magdalene Laundries
ⓘ
allegations of psychological abuse of institutionalized women ⓘ participation in systems of confinement without due process ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
ongoing calls for accountability and redress for former residents of their institutions
ⓘ
public debate about institutional abuse in Catholic settings ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCharism |
care of women in difficulty
ⓘ
moral reform of so‑called fallen women ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
participation in the Magdalene Laundry system
ⓘ
running institutions where women were confined and put to work ⓘ |
| ideology | emphasis on penance and moral reform ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th‑century European attitudes toward female sexuality
ⓘ
Catholic teachings on charity ⓘ |
| memberOf | Catholic Church religious institutes for women ⓘ |
| moralFramework | Catholic sexual morality of the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| operated |
Magdalene Laundries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
industrial laundries ⓘ residential institutions for women and girls ⓘ |
| operatedInCountry |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrderType | apostolic congregation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
government inquiries into Magdalene Laundries in Ireland
ⓘ
historical research on Catholic-run institutions for women ⓘ survivor testimonies about life in Magdalene institutions ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | local Catholic bishops ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
girls deemed at moral risk
ⓘ
unmarried mothers ⓘ women considered fallen by Catholic moral standards ⓘ women labeled as prostitutes ⓘ |
| vows |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Magdalene Laundries
subject surface form:
Magdalene Laundries
this entity surface form:
Sisters of Charity