A religious order which has provided free care to hundreds of elderly people in Manchester is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Little Sisters of the Poor provide round-the-clock care in Longsight to some of the city’s most vulnerable elderly people.
Funded by councils and donations, the home – on Plymouth Grove West – provides residential care for 53 older people.
It is open to elderly people of any faith who would be unable to pay for private care services.
Nuns from the Catholic order first came to Manchester from France in 1862. They have been in Longsight since 1864, with their current building, St Joseph’s House, built in 1981.
The Sisters now plan an exhibition on the order's history in Manchester.
Care home manager Sister Deirdre McCormack said: “A lot of our residents remember coming to visit their own elderly relatives being cared for by Little Sisters of the Poor as children, so we have always had a lot of contact with the local community.
“We would like people to contact us if they have old photographs of the home or memories of it they can share for the exhibition.”
A celebratory Mass will be held at the home on March 3.
∂To contact St Joseph’s House call 0161 2734147.
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Lordy! This brings back memories! As a school kid my school was invited to the opening in 1981. I remember meeting the nuns and some of the residents. Didn't know the Sisters were still going. A dying out vocation I believe.
Remember it well,had a fire there in the 80s, confined to the laundry room if im not mistaken. Lovely place, own shops,hairdressers, keep up the good work sisters !!!
It's lovely to see the Sisters are still around! In such a selfish, violent world they are an example to us all. :-)
Strange isn't it that all the professional anti-theists, so beloved of the media, don't seem to notice this sort of thing or any of the selfless work done by those who are inspired by the love of God. Where are the humanist care homes for the elderly?
God bless the sisters-a beacon of selflessness in a grasing, unkind and uncaring world. Let's give them a few quid to keep them going for the next 150.