Catholic nursing orders

thumb|right|Saint Ursula, painted byBenozzo Gozzoli () The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula. The Ursulines trace their origins to the Angeline foundress Angela Merici and likewise place themselves under the patronage of Saint Ursula. While the Ursulines took up a monastic way of life under the Rule of Saint Augustine, the Angelines operate as a secular institute. The largest group within the Ursulines is the Ursulines of the Rom

The Camillians or Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick () are a Catholic religious order founded in 1582 by St. Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614). A large red cross was chosen by the founder as the distinguishing badge for the members of the Order to wear upon their black cassocks: this was later adopted as the international symbol of medical care. In the past, because of the red cross on their apparel, they were also referred to as the Crociferi. , 1080 Camillians serve in 35 countries. They use the postnominal initials of M.I. (Ministri degli Infermi).

The Alexians, or Cellites, officially named as the Congregation of Alexian Brothers (), abbreviated C.F.A., is a Catholic lay religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men, specifically devoted to caring for the sick. The congrgation has its origin in Europe at the time of the Black Death. Its members follow the Rule of Saint Augustine.

Roman Catholic institute of religious sisters

Roman catholic religious order

Catholic male religious order

aspect of history

female Roman Catholic religious congregation

RC congregation from India

Roman Catholic religious institute of women

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women

Catholic female religious order

Roman Catholic female congregation from Italy

religious community of Catholic sisters in Mainz, Germany

religious congregation of women in the Roman Catholic Church (founded in 1925 by Anna Dengel)

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women