Small Beginnings

In 1847, Genevieve Dupuis, a Sister of St Paul of Chartres, set sail from France for England and set up a little school in Banbury.

Genevieve Dupuis

Thus begins the story and the foundation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Paul the Apostle. Accompanying Geneviève Dupuis was Sister Marie Joseph Sapiens. This journey to England had been planned by Fr. Tandy who had been appointed parish priest in Banbury that same year.

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Small Beginnings

In 1847, Genevieve Dupuis, a Sister of St Paul of Chartres, set sail from France for England and set up a little school in Banbury.

Thus begins the story and the foundation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Paul the Apostle. Accompanying Geneviève Dupuis was Sister Marie Joseph Sapiens. This journey to England had been planned by Fr. Tandy who had been appointed parish priest in Banbury that same year.