Bible Encyclopedias
Martha, Order of
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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.