What do the Sisters of Charity Australia do?
What do the Sisters of Charity Australia do? The Mission of the Sisters of Charity Foundation is to provide support for and financial assistance to community initiatives that will benefit poor and marginalised people. Where did the Sisters of Charity operate in Australia? Parramatta The Sisters of Charity established their first presence in Australia in 1839, ministering at the Female Factory in Parramatta. Upon cessation of convict transportation and the closure of the Female Factory in 1848, the Sisters left Parramatta. Did Mary Aikenhead come to Australia? In 1831 overexertion and disease shattered Aikenhead's health, leaving her an invalid. Her...