DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Turin). — Institute founded at Rivalba, Turin, in 1877 by the priest Clemente Marchisio, for the preparation of everything required for divine worship, such as hosts, wine, wax, linens, etc. The institute, approved by the Holy See, today numbers approximately 500 nuns in 30 houses spread throughout various regions of Italy.
BIBL.: D. Franchetti, D. Clemente Marchisio fondatore dell'Istituto delle F. di S. G., Turin 1935. Silverio Mattei