DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Agen). - Founded in 1816 by the venerable William Joseph

Chaminade, the Institute obtained the decree of praise in 1839 and that of approval in 1869. The constitutions were definitively approved in 1888. Initially it bore the title "Daughters of Mary," which with apostolic approval was completed with the addition: "Immaculate." Annexed to it is the "Pious Hospital Association of the D. of M. I." founded in 1836 and approved by the Holy See together with the Institute.

A characteristic of this Institute is the vow of stability, which consists essentially in an irrevocable consecration to the service of Our Lady. The vow, originally intended by the founder, in later drafts of the constitutions was replaced by that of enclosure, which, in turn, disappeared because of the needs of the works. In 1947, however, the sisters requested the faculty to renew it. The specific purpose of the Institute is the education and instruction of youth. It has 28 houses and 297 sisters.

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BIBL.: Arch. S. Congr. dei Religiosi, A. 21; M. Heimbucher, Die Orden und Kongregationen der katholischen Kirche, II, Paderborn 1924, p. 214.

Agostino Pugliese

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Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Agen)

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