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The Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor is a religious order of sisters in the
The Society was established in 1851 in the parish of
Sister Frances Dominica (Frances Ritchie) and the Order founded in 1982 and continue to run " Helen House", the world's first
Norris, Heather. "All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville", ''The Baltimore Sun'', August 4, 2015
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All Saints Sisters of the Poor (UK) website
The (RC) All Saints Sisters (USA)
{{Anglican orders Anglican orders and communities Anglican religious orders established in the 19th century Catholic religious institutes established in the 20th century Christianity in Oxford Organisations based in Oxford
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...
. It was founded in 1851 and is active in England and the United States.
In 2009 all but two of the American sisters were received into the Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
and the Roman Catholic All Saints Sisters of the Poor became a religious institute in 2011.
History
The Society was established in 1851 in the parish of All Saints, Margaret Street
All Saints, Margaret Street, is a Grade I listed Anglo-Catholic church in London. The church was designed by the architect William Butterfield and built between 1850 and 1859. It has been hailed as Butterfield's masterpiece and a pioneering buil ...
in London by Harriet Brownlow Byron. The sisters were employed in parish work, particularly among the poor and underprivileged. The convent in Margaret Street, Westminster, still stands; the convent chapel by G. E. Street (1860) is Grade II listed.
In 1879, Father Richard Meux Benson invited the All Saints Sisters to Cowley in east Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
to run the St John's Home hospital. The foundation stone for St John's Home was laid by Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (son of Queen Victoria) in 1873. In Oxford, the Sisters continued with similar parish work. Michael Ramsey
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, (14 November 1904 – 23 April 1988) was an English Anglican bishop and life peer. He served as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was appointed on 31 May 1961 and held the office until 1 ...
, the former archbishop of Canterbury, died in the St John's Home in 1989. In July 2014, the sisters of the All Saints Convent in Cowley, welcomed into one part of their buildings the Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
Dating back to ...
who made it a formation centre.
The foundation stone for a new All Saints Convent at London Colney
London Colney () is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is located to the north of London, close to Junction 22 of the M25 motorway.
It is near St Albans and part of the St Albans District. At the time of the 2001 census ...
near St Albans, Hertfordshire, was laid by the Bishop of St Albans
The Bishop of St Albans is the Ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. The bishop is supported in his work by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Hertford and the Bishop of Bedford, and three ar ...
in 1899. The building was completed in 1901 to the design of Leonard Stokes
Leonard Aloysius Scott Stokes (1858 – 25 December 1925) was an English architect and artist.
Leonard Stokes was born in Southport (then in Lancashire) in 1858 the son of Scott Nasmyth Stokes, a school inspector. He trained in London and tra ...
. The chapel was added between 1921 and 1928 to the design of Sir Ninian Comper
Sir John Ninian Comper (10 June 1864 – 22 December 1960) was a Scottish architect; one of the last of the great Gothic Revival architects.
His work almost entirely focused on the design, restoration and embellishment of churches, and the de ...
(1864-1960), and extended by his son Sebastian Comper between 1960 and 1964. The site was sold in 1973.
Current work
Sister Frances Dominica (Frances Ritchie) and the Order founded in 1982 and continue to run " Helen House", the world's first children's hospice
A children's hospice is a hospice specifically designed to help children and young people who are not expected to reach adulthood with the emotional and physical challenges they face, and also to provide respite care for their families.
Services ...
for sick and terminally ill children. It also runs "St John's Home", a nursing home for the elderly and infirm. The sisters continue the care of the homeless through "The Porch" shelter and feeding centre.
"Douglas House", opened in 2004 and cared for terminally ill young adults aged 16 to 35. It was the world’s first specialist hospice exclusively for young adults. Douglas House closed on 21 June 2018.
United States
An American congregation was established inBaltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
in 1872, having been invited to the United States by Joseph Richey, rector of Mount Calvary Church, and it became an autonomous province of the Society in 1890. Together with Mount Calvary Church, the sisters founded Joseph Richey House, a hospice, in 1987.
In 2009 the majority of the members were received into the Roman Catholic Church. One sister (Sister Virginia) remained Anglican, and the sole member (in vows) of the American province of the Society. The Anglican and Roman Catholic sisters still live together in their convent in Catonsville, Maryland. The community of Roman Catholic All Saints sisters was canonically erected as a religious institute on 1 November 2011. As of 2015, there were ten members in the American institute./ref>
See also
* Granville M. Williams, SSJE, chaplain to the American community 1939-1969References
External links
All Saints Sisters of the Poor (UK) website
The (RC) All Saints Sisters (USA)
{{Anglican orders Anglican orders and communities Anglican religious orders established in the 19th century Catholic religious institutes established in the 20th century Christianity in Oxford Organisations based in Oxford