Doll wearing habit worn by Visitation Nuns

Creator

Creation Date

20th century

Preview

Date Available

June 2014

Description

Plastic doll is wearing a habit typically worn by the Visitation Nuns. Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane Frances de Chantal founded this order in Annecy, France, in 1610. They came to the United States in 1799. The doll is wearing a black habit, black veil with a white wimple, from which hangs a metal cross. A rosary hangs from her waist.

Provenance

Donated by Pauline A. Money

Keywords

Catholic sisters, nuns, religious orders, dolls, habits, Visitation Nuns, Visitation Sisters

Identifier

ND0045

Permission Statement

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