ADORATRICES OF THE S. HEART OF JESUS OF MONTMARTRE
They were founded by Adèle Garnier near the basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre in Paris, on the site where, before the French Revolution, there stood an abbey of Benedictine nuns. The institute was canonically erected on 4 March 1898 by Cardinal Richard. The sisters follow the Rule of St Benedict and their purpose is the worship of the Sacred Heart. Expelled in 1901, they took refuge in England. They were approved by the Holy See in 1930 and today number about 100 sisters in 6 houses.
ADORATRICES OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
A religious institute founded in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1885 by several pious ladies under the direction of Bishop Giovanni C. Tissera, to make reparation for offences against Jesus in the Eucharist. The sisters engage in the instruction and education of youth in colleges and schools.
They were approved by the Holy See in 1896 and now number over 200 sisters in 10 houses.
ADORATRICES OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
The congregation was founded at Rivolta d’Adda by the priest Francesco Spinelli following a division caused by financial difficulties in the Institute of the Sacramentines, which had been established at Bergamo in 1881 by Geltrude Comensoli, encouraged by Spinelli himself. The sisters aim at the adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the education and instruction of young women, and the care of the sick. The institute has the approval of the Holy See and today numbers over 1,000 sisters in 120 houses.
ADORATRICES, SLAVES OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT AND OF CHARITY
They were founded in Madrid by St Maria Michela of the Most Blessed Sacrament (q.v.) in 1845 for the re-education of fallen women and the protection of those in danger. They also run free work schools. Approved by the Holy See in 1866, they now number over 1,500 sisters in 60 houses in Spain, Italy, South America and Morocco. In their chapels the Most Blessed Sacrament is continually exposed.