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Community of St. John the Divine

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Anglican religious order of nuns
Not to be confused withSisterhood of St. John the Divine.

TheCommunity of St. John the Divine (CSJD) is anAnglican religious order ofnuns within theChurch of England. Founded inLondon in 1848, the community is now based inMarston Green,Solihull,England. Originally a nursing order, the CSJD continues to be involved in areas of health andpastoral care, and operates retreat facilities.

AuthorJennifer Worth wrote about her work with the order in the 1950s in herCall The Midwife trilogy.[1] The order was named "Sisters of St.Raymond Nonnatus" in the book, as well as the subsequentCall The Midwife television series on theBBC.

History

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In 1848, physicianRobert Bentley Todd founded St. John's House to improve nursing in London's hospitals.[2] The Sisters of St. John oversaw the training of secular nurses for bothKing's College Hospital in London and for private district nursing.[3] According to historian Carol Helmstadter, Saint John's House's training of nurses was the first to be systematic and to provide trained nurses for hospitals.[2]

References

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  1. ^Rainey, Sarah (15 February 2012)."Nuns from the order that inspired 'Call the Midwife' never miss a show".Telegraph. Retrieved2 October 2012.
  2. ^abHelmstadter, Carol (1993). "Robert Bentley Todd, Saint John's House, and the Origins of the Modern Trained Nurse".Bulletin of the History of Medicine.67 (2): 302.PMID 8329858.
  3. ^Mumm, Susan (2001).Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers: Anglican Sisterhoods in Victorian Britain. London: Bloomsbury.

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