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Sisters of the Visitation of Mary

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Founded c.1361at the suggestion of John Colombini by his cousin Blessed Catherine Colombini of Siena. They spoke only when necessary, fasted rigidly, and chastised their bodies twice daily. Their growth in Italy was rapid, but by 1812 they had entirely disappeared.

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Entry for 'Sisters of the Visitation of Mary'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​s/sisters-of-the-visitation-of-mary.html. 1910.
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