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Aurelia
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215:, Cuba, then still part of Spain. At the time of her death there were 46 communities of Servants of Mary in Europe and Latin America. Today the Sisters also serve in Cameroon, the Philippines and the United States. In 2011, the congregation had about 1628 religious and 114 houses.
169:, proposed to her a project he had come to envision of a religious community of women caring for their sick, including visiting them in their homes. Torres agreed to help in the project and on 15 August of that same year, having received the permission of the
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