Sister of Charity

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a member of one of several congregations of sisters founded in 1634 by St. Vincent de Paul.

2. any of several other orders of nuns devoted to teaching, care of the sick, etc.

---

Example Sentences

It was in the summer of 1972 that Canan, a recent graduate of Syracuse University, first met the Sister of Charity, a nurse at the East Coast Migrant Health Project in North Carolina.

From Washington Post

She is a Sister of Charity, and maybe that is why she is so kind and says yes, she will put us wherever there is a spot.

From Literature

"I married a Sister of Charity."

From Literature

She started out as a Sister of Charity, the religious order that established the school in a tiny brick building in 1913, then moved to a larger, modern structure in 1965.

From New York Times

Sailer, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has for the time being stepped away from her duties for health reasons.

From Washington Times