St. Clare Home (Newport, Rhode Island)

USA / Rhode Island / Newport / Newport, Rhode Island / Spring Street, 309
 nursing home, elderly care
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"Facing religious persecution and exile from France, "The White Sisters" as they were known (due to their long white robes) began arriving in America in 1902. At the invitation of Bishop Matthew Harkins of Providence, four Sisters came to Newport and on September 22, 1909 established their first community in a small cottage on Williams Street. Within eight days, the Sisters began their charitable mission of caring for the sick and the elderly—a mission that has grown over the past 100 years and continues strong today." (history cont. at link - stclarehome.org/index.php/stclare/history/

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Coordinates:   41°28'57"N   71°18'47"W

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  • undergoing expansion and reconstruction, current facility built in 1972
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