DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. – At La Salle-de-Villiers in 1823, the abbot Catroux and Rosa Giet founded this new religious congregation for the instruction and education of young people in the countryside. It soon produced good results and spread throughout France and the United States. Approved by the Holy See, it now numbers 205 houses with more than 1,500 religious.
Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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“FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESU.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), p. 759. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/figlie-della-carita-del-sacro-cuore-di-gesu.