Sisters of St. Louis

The order traces its origins back to Strasbourg, France, in 1797, when three religious signed a spiritual act of union and vowed to remain united together in the heart of Christ until death;[1] Fr Louis Eugene Marie Bautain was influenced by this union and he and Mère Thérèse de la Croix officially founded the SSL in Juilly, France in 1842.

[2] The order was originally established to promote Christian education for young people and has set up a number of schools around the world.

[4] The Northern Ireland Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry of 2014 investigated historical physical and sexual abuse of children at St Joseph's Training School in Middletown, County Armagh, which is run by the Sisters of St Louis.

He called on the intuitions to "do the right thing" and contribute to the redress fund for survivors, saying that institutions have done similar for people in Scotland.

", but said that the institutions had failed to do this, leading to some victims having to leave the room while they were speaking, "compound[ing] the hurt.

"[19]: 15:22  Others angry at the institutions' apologies included Caroline Farry, who attended St Joseph's Training School in Middletown from 1978 to 1981, overseen by nuns from the Sisters of St Louis,[19]: 15:04  Pádraigín Drinan from Survivors of Abuse,[19]: 14:55  and Alice Harper, whose brother, a victim of the De La Salle Brothers, had since died.

[19]: 14:55  Peter Murdock, from campaign group Savia, was at Nazareth Lodge Orphanage with his brother (who had recently died); he likened the institution to an "SS camp".

He said "It's shocking to hear a nun from the institution apologising ... it comes 30 years too late ... people need to realise that it has to come from the heart.

[20] A board was set to represent all six institutions with a view to paying compensation to abuse victims; however, by April 2024, SSL had not taken any action towards making payments.