Little Sisters of the Poor

This article is about the order founded in France. For the order founded in Spain, see Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly.
Little Sisters of the Poor
Petites Sœurs des pauvres
AbbreviationLSP; PSDP
Formation1839; 185 years ago (1839)
FounderSaint Jeanne Jugan
TypeReligious institute of the Catholic Church
PurposeCare for the elderly poor
Headquarters3 La Tour St Joseph, 35190 Saint-Pern, France
Coordinates48°17′37″N 1°59′32″W / 48.29361400838414°N 1.9921482741332976°W / 48.29361400838414; -1.9921482741332976
Region served
31 countries on five continents
Membership
2,372 sisters
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac 2015. Our Sunday Visitor. 2015. pp. 482–483. ISBN 978-1-61278-830-2.