Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent from Paul Mutterhaus Augsburg

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The Sisters of Mercy of St. Vinzenz von Paul (mother house Augsburg) are a society of apostolic life . You are part of the Vincentian family and a member of the Federation of Vincentian Communities . The community is based in the motherhouse in Augsburg .

history

King Ludwig I brought the Sisters of Charity to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1832 . On March 19, 1832, two sisters from Strasbourg arrived in Munich and founded a new community. Between 1837 and 1839 the motherhouse of the congregation was built on Nussbaumstrasse in Munich. The story in Augsburg began in 1847 when sisters from the parent company in Munich took over the first branch. In 1859 they were entrusted with care in the Catholic department of the new Augsburg Municipal Hospital. In 1862 a parent company was set up in Augsburg. The branch formed an independent congregation , but it was not finally independent until 1896. Until then, the Munich parent company had supervisory rights. In 1939 the congregation had to hand over the previous mother house to the city of Augsburg. The administration of the order relocated to Dießen am Ammersee . The former Augustinian canons' monastery had been owned by the congregation since 1917. 1964 to 1967 a new parent house was built on the city limits between Augsburg and Göggingen . In 2006 the Congregation decided to build a new monastery again at Gögginger Str. 94 in Augsburg, and the move took place in 2010. Sister Michaela Lechner has been leading the community as Superior General since 2000.

View of the entrance area of ​​the Vincentinum

Facilities

One of the essential tasks of the community is nursing . The sisters of the Augsburg Congregation have always worked in the Augsburg hospitals. The Vincentinum in Jakobervorstadt on the outskirts of Augsburg city ​​center is now an affiliated hospital run by the parent company. The St. Vincent Care & Wohnen gGmbH is a non-profit organization of health parks Vincentinum care, the older nuns. The Sonnenheim house in Füssen serves as a rest home for the nuns.

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