Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

Definition of Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in Canada in 1843 and devoted to teaching

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Origin and Etymology of sister of the holy names of jesus and mary

after Jesus Christ and Mary, mother of Jesus

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