SISTER OF ST. JOSEPH


Meaning of SISTER OF ST. JOSEPH in English

-sāntˈjōzə̇f, -sə̇nt- also -ōsə̇f

Usage: usually capitalized both Ss&J

Etymology: translation of French sœur de Saint-Joseph (du Puy), after Joseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation established in Le Puy, France, in 1650 and devoted to teaching and charitable works

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