SALESIANE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ. – Founded in 1895 by Piedad Ortiz Real at Alcantarilla (diocese of Cartagena, Spain).
They devote themselves to the education of young women, especially those who are poor, and to the care of the elderly and the poor in hospitals and homes for the aged. The Holy See granted the decree of praise and temporary approval of the Constitutions on 25 January 1925. At present the Institute has 25 houses with 184 sisters.
BIBL.: Archives of the Sacred Congregation of Religious, C. 87.