Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns [Hardcover]

George C. Stewart (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 607 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879736488
• ISBN-13: 978-0879736484
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent photos of the distinct dresss/habit of many orders, July 7, 1999

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This review is from: Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns (Hardcover)

This book was excellent in explaining the history of the many different religious orders of sisters that came to america to educate and heal. Many fine pictures of the different religious habits worn by the sisters. A complete list of colleges and hospitals, and the year they were founded here in the United States. It is the most complete history book representing a sample of the many different orders of sisters, and their good works.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful history, September 16, 2001

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This review is from: Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns (Hardcover)

A few years ago I took a college course on the history of health care in the US. I noticed that there was a strange neglect to mention all the work that sisters have done in hospital/nursing. It is good to see a book that gives us a good description of this and other work. It is amazing to see these women working against such adversity, and achieving so much. Our usual image of 19th century women does not include administrators and CEOs, but that is what these women were. They served God and their fellow humans in remarkable ways. It made me nastalgic for the days of plentiful vocations.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvels of Charity- Excellent Nun research material, April 2, 2002

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This review is from: Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns (Hardcover)

This book has excellent pictures on the nuns in the full traditional habit thru out the book, with quick accounts of the various religious orders. In the back of the book is a dateline of all the religious orders of Sisters and the institutions they founded in the United States such as catholic hospitals, and colleges. Its an wonderful resource on any person researching the history and traditions of the Catholic Sisters (nuns) who have served our country as educators and health care professionals.