Father Nerinckx founder of the Sisters of Loretto
Padre Nerinckx fundador de Hermanas de Loretto

Father Nerinckx founder of the Sisters of Loretto

Rev. Charles Nerinckx was a Roman Catholic missionary priest who migrated from Belgium to work in Kentucky. He founded the Sisters of Loretto religious order. Because of his own experience as a refugee forced into hiding in Belgium, Father Nerinckx came to Kentucky determined to help the poor, including slaves and orphans. As a circuit-rider, he encountered other abolitionist-minded clergy who shared his desire to teach and empower persons of color. In 1824, Nerinckx announced the formation of a Black Sisterhood at Loretto shortly before his death. (2 October 1761 – 12 August 1824) http://www.lorettocommunity.org/loretto-history-father-nerinckx-and-abolitionism/

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