English nun who served the poor moves closer to canonization aleteia.org
In the mid-19th century, Elizabeth Prout felt a calling from God to serve the poor. Many Irish immigrants were fleeing from a famine in their own country and coming to Manchester, England, for work. However, their living conditions were dirty and dangerous.
Prout was inspired by the preaching of two Passionist priests, Bl. Dominic Barberi and Fr. Gaudentius Rossi. She sought their advice and counsel on how to respond to God’s calling…
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