Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. While some Sisters of Charity communities refer to the Vincentian tradition, and in America to the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton those links are by no means universal. It is important to recognize that there may be no "family" or historical relationship between groups having the phrase Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Vincent de Paul for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious institutes around the world in the subsequent centuries.
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The Sisters of Charity began their programs in the early 1800s.
The Sisters of Charity were a Catholic congregation founded in Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1806. Elizabeth Ann Seton was one of the founders. Originally, the Daughters of Charity were founded in France, in the 1600s.
The Sisters performed charity acts in different regions of the United States but its role became prominent during the Civil War. They provided nursing services to wounded soldiers in the hospitals adapted to the battlefield and also helped prisoners of war.
Alfred Thayer Mahan recommended that the American military should focus on sea-power as the key to its success in any contemporary or future conflicts.
