Asylum of St. Vincent of Paul_The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 45, 1736 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

This institution is situated in Paco, a suburb of Manila, in the

barrio of Looban. The building and its grounds, belong to Sister

Asunción Ventura, a sister of charity, who, being anxious for the

welfare of poor girls, donated it to the congregation of the sisters of

charity, in order that said building should be used as an asylum for

the education of about 30 poor girls. The institution was inaugurated

on November 26, 1885. Pay pupils are also admitted for the moderate

fee of 6 pesos per month.

The sisters of charity of this institution number 5.

Boarding pupils, 37

Poor pupils, 45

Servants, 9

Total, 91

The pupils are taught Christian doctrine, reading, writing, Spanish

grammar, and the four rules of arithmetic. They are also instructed in

the work of their sex--sewing, embroidering, the making of artificial

flowers, and some in housework, such as cleaning, cooking, washing

clothes, etc.

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