Article Nº 0310 Charity or mutual-aid body Vol. I · p. 185
Association of Ladies of Charity
Original title: Associação das Damas de Caridade
Charitable association founded in Funchal in January 1876 to visit and assist the sick poor in their homes, especially mothers unable to afford to nurse their children.
The association was founded in January 1876 on the initiative of the chaplain of the church of São Luís dos Franceses (St Louis of the French), Lisbon, and the Mother Superior of the Princess Maria Amélia Hospice (Hospício da Princesa Dona Maria Amélia) in Funchal. Its chief aims are to protect and assist the sick poor in their own homes, and in particular mothers who lack the means to nurse their children.
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