Louisville, KY, United States
St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary. Site of St. Vincent Orphanage and Infirmary from 1836-1891. It was begun by Catherine Spalding to care for sick & abandoned children. The infirmary was moved to 4th St. in 1853 & named St. Joseph. In 1926, patients were moved to the new St. Joseph Hospital on Eas
tern Pkwy. The orphanage later became Saints Thomas and Vincent; closed in 1983. (Reverse) Catherine Spalding- Co-founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Ky., she wrote that the orphanage was
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