The Good Sams: Sisters of the Good Samaritan 1857-1969
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History of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, the first congregation of Catholic religious women founded in Australia. Recounts its beginnings in 1857, when a group of five women set up a refuge for women and girls in a derelict former gaol in Pitt Street, Sydney, and its growth as an organisation committed to education in orphanages and schools. Includes photos, bibliography and index. Author is a retired teacher who has had lifelong contact with the Good Samaritans.
Author: Margaret Walsh
Format: Hardback, 432 pages, 150mm x 230mm
Published: 2001, Garratt Publishing, Australia
Genre: Christianity: General
History of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, the first congregation of Catholic religious women founded in Australia. Recounts its beginnings in 1857, when a group of five women set up a refuge for women and girls in a derelict former gaol in Pitt Street, Sydney, and its growth as an organisation committed to education in orphanages and schools. Includes photos, bibliography and index. Author is a retired teacher who has had lifelong contact with the Good Samaritans.