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Mother St. Basil bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This bronze commemorative plaque records: On the 14th February 1862 Mother St. Basil foundress of the Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth arrived in Aberdeen along with six other sisters to make their first foundation outside Hammersmith in this house they remained until the 10th December 1872
Mother St. Basil was the founder of the Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth, known for establishing religious and charitable institutions across Britain; her arrival in Aberdeen marked the expansion of her congregation beyond London's Hammersmith.

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