Louise was responsible for managing the work of the Confraternity of Ladies of Charity and the Daughters of Charity at the aging and enormous Hôtel-Dieu hospital.
Vincentian Places
Places of Louise de Marillac 12 – Faubourg Saint-Denis (1641-1660)
In 1641 the headquarters of the community of the Daughters of Charity was transferred to the Faubourg Saint-Denis, in a house opposite Saint-Lazare. This was the building that was the Motherhouse for the longest period of Louise’s life.
Places of Louise de Marillac 11 – Angers
The Daughters of Charity were invited to Angers to take over management of the nursing services of the hospital there. As it was the first ministry outside Paris for the fledgling community, Louise made the arduous journey there in the company of three sisters.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 17 – St. Mary’s Seminary, Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland
The house which Elizabeth Seton occupied the year she remained in Baltimore was on Paca Street, adjoining the grounds of St. Mary’s Seminary and College.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 16 – St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Barclay Street, New York
Returning to America as a widow, Elizabeth could not forget what she had encountered in Italy. She began to secretly attend St. Peter’s Church, the first Catholic church in New York City.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 15 – Church of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Livorno
A church in Livorno, Italy is dedicated to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. In 2004 the remains of her husband William Seton were transferred from the old English cemetery to this church, and dedicated with a religious ceremony.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 14 – Anglican Church of St. George and English Cemetery, Livorno
William Magee Seton died in Pisa and was buried the next day in the English cemetery at Livorno. (age 37)
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 13 – Pisa, Italy (Death of William Seton)
Pisa was the city where William Magee Seton, Elizabeth’s husband, died on 27 December 1803.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 12 – Livorno, Church of Saint Catherine of Siena
The church of Saint Catherine of Siena, a short walk from the Filicchi home, was a place where the young Elizabeth, despite being of the Anglican faith, daily sought refuge.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 11 – Livorno, Filicchi Residence
In the famous Venezia Nuova quarter of Livorno, Italy, is the 18th century palace in which Elizabeth and her daughter were hosted by the Filicchi family.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 10 – Livorno, Sanctuary of Montenero
The hilltop Sanctuary of the Madonna of Montenero, Patron of Livorno and of Tuscany, is one of the first Catholic churches where Elizabeth attended Mass and had a spiritual awakening to the presence of Christ in the tabernacle.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 9 – Livorno (Leghorn), Italy: The Lazaretto
After her fifth child was born in 1802, William’s tuberculosis worsened. In 1803, Elizabeth, William and their oldest daughter traveled to Livorno, Italy with the hope that he would recover his health.
