Petites Sœurs des pauvres | |
Abbreviation | LSP; PSDP |
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Formation | 1839 |
Founder | Saint Jeanne Jugan |
Type | Religious institute of the Catholic Church |
Purpose | Care for the elderly poor |
Headquarters | 3 La Tour St Joseph, 35190 Saint-Pern, France |
Coordinates | 48°17′37″N 1°59′32″W / 48.29361400838414°N 1.9921482741332976°W |
Region served | 31 countries on five continents |
Membership | 2,372 sisters |
Website | https://littlesistersofthepoor.org/ |
The Little Sisters of the Poor (French: Petites Sœurs des Pauvres) is a Roman Catholic religious institute for women. It was founded by the Catholic saint, Jeanne Jugan. Having felt the need to care for the many impoverished elderly who lined the streets of French towns and cities, Jugan established the congregation to care for the elderly in 1839.[1]