Hospital Service of the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in Konin From 1906 to 1938 Cover Image

Posługa szpitalna Sióstr Miłosierdzia Wincentego à Paulo w Koninie w latach 1906-1938
Hospital Service of the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in Konin From 1906 to 1938

Author(s): Joanna Szady
Subject(s): History, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Sisters of Charity; Holy Spirit Hospital; Konin; Sisters of Mercy; nursing care

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the participation of the Sisters of Charity in nursing care at Holy Spirit Hospital in Konin from 1906 to 1938. It presents the status of the religious staff of the Konin hospital, reconstructing the years of work of individual sisters in the city. It outlines the traditions of the city’s hospital service, together with the circumstances of bringing the Sisters of Charity to the city, as well as the conditions of their work. The hospital’s staffing situation is described in a broader geographical and historical context, showing the network of hospital facilities in selected periods. To develop the topic, archival materials from the Diocesan Archives in Włocławek, the Archive of the Sisters of Charity in Warsaw and research data from the resources of the Centre for Research on the Historical Geography of the Church in Poland were used. The article is enriched with cartographic and iconographic material.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: XI
  • Page Range: 165-178
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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