SISTERS ADORERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

The 'Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood' is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1861 by Catherine Aurelia Caouette in St. Hyacinth, Canada. They are a contemplative cloistered community. They consist of 19 monasteries of the Precious Blood in the United States, Canada, and Japan.

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★ [1] "Sisters of the Precious Blood-the thirty ninth anniversary of the order celebrated in Brooklyn." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Sep 17, 1900. pg. 10, 1 pg. The order had 10 houses in the U.S. and Canada, inclosing 300 souls. ProQuest document ID: 105751771 Text Word Count 873. (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006

★ [2] Cook, Joan. Even Today, Some Nuns Choose the Cloistered Life of Prayer. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jul 6, 1971. pg. 38, 1 pg ProQuest document ID: 90680535 Text Word Count 2853 (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006

★ [3] Lieblich, Julia. The Cloistered Life; More American women are finding a vocation in the age-old observance of silence and solitude to facilitate prayer. New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Jul 10, 1983. pg. SM12, 9 pgs ProQuest document ID: 119514659 Text Word Count 5487 (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006

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