RAD MILOSRDNIH SESTARA SV. VINKA PAULSKOG U BOLNICAMA U ZEMUNU I ZAGREBU
THE ACTIVITY OF THE ORDER OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IN HOSPITALS IN ZEMUN AND ZAGREB

Summary/Abstract: The work of the oldest medical facility on Serbian territory – the Zemun hospital, is inextricably connected with the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy of the Order of St. Vincent de Paul. The Order started forming in 1617 when the French priest Vincent de Paul began to gather women who were willing to help the poor and the sick. The official founding date of the Order is the year 1633. The first six sisters arrived in Zagreb in 1845, where they started taking care of patients within the monastery premises. This was the oldest hospital in Croatia. They arrived in Zemun in 1887 when they signed a contract with the city authorities and took over the management of the City Hospital. Thanks to their good administration and organization, the hospital got a new building and became a modern medical facility that provided professional help.

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