Carmelite Sisters of Charity
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| Congregatio Sororum Carmelitarum Caritatis de Vedruna | |
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| Abbreviation | C.C.V |
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| Formation | February 26, 1826 |
| Founder | Joaquina Vedruna de Mas |
| Type | Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women) |
| Headquarters | Via Carlo Zucchi 12, Rome, Italy 00165 |
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Superior general
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Sr. María Inés García, CCV |
| Website | vedruna |
The Carmelite Sisters of Charity (Spanish: Hermanas Carmelitas de la Caridad de Vedruna; Latin: Institutum Sororum Carmelitarum a Caritate; abbreviation: C.C.V. or C. a Ch.) is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
Their mission includes education of youth and care of the sick and aged.
This religious institute was founded in Vic, Catalonia, in 1826, by st. Joaquina Vedruna de Mas.
The sisters have houses in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Rome, Italy.
On 31 December 2008 there are 2012 sisters in 280 communities.
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