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The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of New York, most often known as the Sisters of Charity of New York, is a religious congregation of sisters in the Catholic Church whose primary missions are education and nursing and who are dedicated in particular to the service of the poor.
The New York Foundling Asylum of the Sisters of Charity was established on October 8, 1869. Shortly thereafter, Sisters Irene, Teresa Vincent, and Ann Aloysia began operating out of a rented house at 17 East 12th Street in New York's Greenwich Village , where they received an infant on their first night of operation.
Some members joined other religious orders, including the Sisters of Charity of New York. Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville - The Sisters, whose motherhouse is located in Amityville, New York, ran the St. Joseph Sanitarium in Forestburgh in Sullivan County, which was the summer retreat of Cardinal Patrick Hayes. The facility closed in 1970.
In 1817, Mother Seton sent three Sisters to New York City to establish an orphanage. [3] In 1829, four Sisters of Charity from Emmitsburg, Maryland, traveled to Cincinnati, to open St. Peter’s Girl’s Orphan Asylum and School. [ 4 ]
St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester - Established by the Sisters of Charity of New York as a suburban branch of their primary hospital founded in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan which was founded in 1850; when the Manhattan site was closed in 2010, this facility was transferred to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, New York ...
Elizabeth Seton College – Run by the Sisters of Charity of New York; opened in 1961 when the Sisters of Charity upgraded it from a high school and merged with Iona College in 1989; closed in 1993 when Iona relinquished property due to financial difficulties; now owned by Tara Circle.
The sisters, who are participating in FoodieCon, part of the NYC Wine and Food Festival, on Oct. 19, also dished on Carbone — declaring the hot Italian eatery not worth the hype.
It was the designated provider for New York and New Jersey members of the U.S. Department of Defense Health Plan. Over time it expanded to become a major medical and research center. It maintained its connection to the Roman Catholic tradition, and was sponsored by the Bishop of Brooklyn and the President of the Sisters of Charity of New York.