when was sisters of mercy founded
They were professed on December 12, 1831 and the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy was established. Catherine's dream was now reality. She encouraged her Sisters to educate poor girls, to lodge and maintain poor young women who are in danger and to visit the sick poor. Within 10 years Catherine founded nine Convents of Mercy in Ireland and England . Each new foundation was independent of the mother-house in Baggot Street but they were all linked to Catherine and each other by her frequent visits and letters. Catherine died on November 11, 1841 after a short illness.