Holy
Cross Retreat was operated by the order of the Sisters of Mercy. It was
established and co-located
with the Magdalene Asylum for
unmarried mothers. The retreat was based on the Magdalene asylums of
Ireland, the object being
to provide a home for the destitute
and needy irrespective of creed or country, to aid and reform the
erring, to shelter the
weak minded, and to train the
wayward, uncontrollable and erring, to habits of self restraint by
necessary instruction and
kind but firm discipline. [1]
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