Little Sisters of the Poor (P.S.D.P.)

Also known as: Hermanitas de los Pobres (español) / Petites sœurs des pauvres (français) / Piccole sorelle dei poveri (Italiano) / Irmãzinhas dos Pobres (Português) / Congregationis parvarum Sororum pauperum (latine)

Type: Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

1839: Established as Little Sisters of the Poor (English) / Hermanitas de los Pobres (español) / Petites sœurs des pauvres (français) / Piccole sorelle dei poveri (Italiano) / Irmãzinhas dos Pobres (Português) / Congregationis parvarum Sororum pauperum (latine) / P.S.D.P. (from Diocese of Rennes)

Contact Info

Address: 3 La Tour St Joseph, 35190 Saint-Pern, France

Phone: 2.99.45.14.14

Superiors

Superior General:

Sr. María del Monte Auxiliadora Ruiz García, P.S.D.P. (2015.09.08 – ...)

Founder

Founder:

Saint Sr. Marie de la Croix Jugan (Jeanne), P.S.D.P. (1839)

Saints (1)

1879: Saint Marie de la Croix (Jeanne Jugan), religious

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Houses: 160

Members: 1,641

Last updated on 2026.02.24

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