Originally a mission opened in 1829 by the Sisters of Charity of Emmitsburg, Maryland. It became a separate community in 1852. The community manages schools, hospitals, orphanages, sanitariums, and a college, in the United States and China. The mother-house is Mount Saint Vincent, Ohio. They maintain a web site.
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