Abbreviation | RSM |
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Formation | 12 December 1831 |
Founded at | Dublin, Ireland |
Type | Religious congregation |
Members | 11,000 |
Leader | Catherine McAuley |
Website | www |
The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute for women in the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute has about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They also started many education and health care facilities around the world.