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Martha, Order of

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the name sometimes given to the organization of the Hospital Sisters of St. Martha of Pontarlier, etc. The aim of this female order is the care of the sick and the poor, and the gratuitous instruction of poor children. (See HOSPITAL SISTERS).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Martha, Order of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/martha-order-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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