Handmaids of Charity

The Handmaids of Charity (Italian: Ancelle della Carità; Latin: Congregatio Ancillarum a Charitate; abbreviation: A.D.C.) 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 care of the sick, lepers and elderly.

This religious institute was founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1840, by Maria Crocifissa di Rosa.[1]

The sisters have houses in Europe, Latin America and Africa. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Brescia, Italy.

On 31 December 2005 there are 1103 sisters in 102 communities.

References

  1. ↑ "The Catholic Herald". The Catholic Herald. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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