A congregation founded at Saint Damien, Canada in 1892 by Abbe J. O. Brousesau for the education of the young, and the care of the aged and infirm of both sexes. The congregation manages schools, orphanages, and homes for the old and infirm, all in Canada. The mother-house is at Saint Damien.
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