115 Religious killed in Haiti quake
Fides, the news agency of the Vatican's Congregation for Evangelization, said the list of dead Religious shows that the quake inflicted “irreparable damage” on the Catholic Church in Haiti.
Damaged house in Haiti At least 115 Religious were killed and several churches, houses and school buildings were destroyed in the intensity 7 earthquake that ravaged Haiti, according to the initial assessment released by the Vatican.
The 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12 is estimated to have killed some 200,000 people devastating the entire nation.
Fides, the news agency of the Vatican’s Congregation for Evangelization, said the list of dead Religious shows that the quake inflicted “irreparable damage” on the Catholic Church in Haiti.
The preliminary report shows that the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul have suffered damage to their community houses and the loss of one religious sister.
The Daughters of Wisdom suffered the complete destruction of their house and school, and the death of six sisters.
The Daughters of Mary were hit extremely hard, with 13 religious losing their lives to the violent tremor.
The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians had their community house and school leveled, while the Christian Brothers lost their provincial house, three schools and the lives of two brothers.
The teaching community of The Little Sisters of St. Therese suffered the loss of four sisters, seven teachers and 60 students. Two of the order’s community houses and five of their schools were flattened.
The Salesians of Don Bosco lost three brothers to the earthquake as well as one community house and one school.
The final religious community to report a death was the Sisters of St. Anne, who lost one sister.
The Franciscan Sisters informed the Vatican congregation that their school was a total loss.
According to the report, there is also extensive material damage to the structures of the Marianists, the Missionaries of Scheut, the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation.
Source: Vatican releases first report on religious death toll in Haiti (Fides)
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