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The '''Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly'''  (Spanish: ''Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados''; Latin: ''Congregatio Parvarum Sororum Senium Derelictorum''; abbreviation: ''H.A.D.'') is a [[religious institute]] of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of [[chastity, poverty, and obedience]] and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
Members dedicated themselves to the care of the elderly.
This religious institute was founded in [[Barbastro]], Spain, in 1872, by [[Teresa Jornet Ibars|Saint Teresa of Jesus]], and her collaborator Saturnino López Novoa.
The sisters have houses in Africa, Europe and Latin America. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in [[Valencia]], Spain.
As of 31 December 2005 there were 2527 sisters in 210 communities.
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hermanitas.net Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly official site]
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