Religious Sisters of Charity
Caritas Christi Urget Nos | |
| Formation | 15 January 1815 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mary Aikenhead |
| Type | Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women) |
| Headquarters | Religious Sisters of Charity Generalate, Caritas, 15 Gilford Road, Sandymount D04 X337, Dublin |
Superior general | Patricia Lenihan, |
| Website | rsccaritas |
| Remarks | Motto: "The love of Christ urges us on" |
| Part of a series on |
| Christianity |
|---|
The Religious Sisters of Charity, or Irish Sisters of Charity, is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Mary Aikenhead in Ireland on 15 January 1815. Its motto is Caritas Christi urget nos ('The love of Christ urges us on'; 2 Corinthians 5:14).
The institute has its headquarters in Dublin. The congregation is governed by a congregational leader, assisted by a group of sisters known as the general leadership team or the general council. In England and Scotland, it operates as a registered charity. The Sisters of Charity of Australia is constituted as a distinct congregation.