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THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR

Posted on 12/04/201511/27/2019by HEATHER KING
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR

In 1839, Jeanne Jugan opened her home to an elderly blind woman in France. The order known as The Little Sisters of the Poor was born. In 1905, the Little Sisters opened a home in L.A.: St. Ann’s in Boyle Heights. When St. Ann’s was threatened with closure due to expanded fire safety requirements, the […]

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