Religious Orders
Ordini, Congregazioni E Istituti Religiosi · 267 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsWomen's Orders and Congregations (Ordini e Congregazioni femminili)
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Abbess (ABBADESSA)
ABBESS. - A word derived from Low Latin abbatissa, in turn formed by analogy from abbas (abbot, father), the title of the Superior placed… -
Adoratrices of the Most Precious Blood (ADORATRICI DEL PREZIOSISSIMO SANGUE)
ADORATRICES OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. - Female religious congregation founded at Acuto in 1834 by the venerable Maria De Mattias for the… -
Adorers Of The Cross Of Jesus Sacramented (CROCIFISSE ADORATRICI DI GESÙ SACRAMENTATO)
ADORERS OF THE CROSS OF JESUS SACRAMENTED. - Congregation of sisters founded at S. Giorgio al Cremano (Naples), in 1885, by Sister Maria… -
Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre (ADORATRICI DEL S. CUORE DI GESÙ DI MONTMARTRE)
ADORERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF MONTMARTRE. - They were founded by Adèle Garnier at the basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre… -
Angeline
ANGELINES. - Under this name are commonly designated the Secular Ursulines, who live according to the primitive rule given by St. Angela… -
Angeline Franciscans (FRANCESCANE ANGELINE)
ANGELINE FRANCISCANS. - Religious congregation founded by Sister Chiara Ottavia Ricci (1834-1900) and by Father Innocenzo Gamalero O.F.M.… -
Angélique de Saint Paul (ANGELICHE DI SAN PAOLO)
ANGÉLIQUE DE SAINT PAUL. - A female religious institute, founded in Milan by St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria and by the Countess Ludovica Torelli… -
Annunziata, (Annunciade) Order of the (ANNUNZIATA, (ANNUNCIADE) ORDINE DELLA)
ANNUNZIATA, (Annunciade) Order of the. - This is the common name for the Order of contemplative nuns founded at Bourges by Blessed Joan of… -
Annunziatine Celesti
ANNUNZIATINE CELESTI. - A women's congregation founded in Genoa in 1602 by the feast [of the Annunciation] Vittoria Fornari, who, after her… -
Annunziatine of Lombardy (ANNUNZIATINE DI LOMBARDIA)
ANNUNZIATINE OF LOMBARDY. - A congregation of religious women, also called Sisters of St. Ambrose or of St. Marcellina, which arose in… -
Augustinian Nuns (AGOSTINIANE, MONACHE)
AUGUSTINIAN NUNS. - They trace their origin to St. Augustine. In the 4th century, there already existed in Africa virgins consecrated to… -
Augustinian Nuns of the Sacred Heart of Mary (AGOSTINIANE DEL SACRO CUORE DI MARIA)
AUGUSTINIAN NUNS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY. - Their origin is unknown. In 1678 the Augustinian Nuns of Tours opened two houses at Saumur,… -
Augustinian Recollects (AGOSTINIANE RECOLLETTE)
AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS. - In the 16th century, while among the Augustinians of Spain that reform was beginning which gave rise to the Order… -
Auxiliatrices Of The Souls In Purgatory (AUSILIATRICI DELLE ANIME PURGANTI)
AUXILIATRICES OF THE SOULS IN PURGATORY. - Congregation founded in Paris by Mother Mary of Providence (Eugénie Smet) at the encouragement… -
Basilians (BASILIANE)
BASILIANS. - Daughter of St. Macrina, a Congregation of the Byzantine rite, founded according to the Statistica della gerarchia e dei… -
Basilian Šuwajrite (BASILIANE ŠŪWAJRITE)
BASILIAN ŠUWAJRITE. - A women's congregation founded in 1732 by some unmarried Melkite women of Aleppo, who were already leading a… -
Benedictines of Divine Providence (BENEDETTINE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Religious congregation founded in Voghera in 1855 by the sisters Giuseppina and Maria… -
Benedictines of Our Lady of Calvary (BENEDETTINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL CALVARIO)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF CALVARY. - Reform of the great Benedictine Order carried out by Fr. Joseph of Tremblay, the illustrious… -
Benedictines of Our Lady of Providence (BENEDETTINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA PROVVIDENZA)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE. - Congregation founded by Sister Benedetta Cambiagio, who, with the consent of her husband… -
Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration of Clyde (BENEDETTINE DELLA PERPETUA ADORAZIONE DI CLYDE)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION OF CLYDE. - Congregazione femminile che ebbe origine ad opera di alcune religiose del monastero… -
Bernardine Of Esquermes (BERNARDINE DI ESQUERMES)
BERNARDINE OF ESQUERMES. - Three French Cistercian nuns, driven out by the Revolution and having returned to their homeland in 1797,… -
Boccone Del Povero
MORSEL OF THE POOR. - This name designates not only the whole work but also, in particular, the female religious congregation founded in… -
Canonesses Regular (CANONICHESSE REGOLARI)
CANONESSES REGULAR. - Alongside the Regular Canons, a female branch of R. C. soon formed. In this regard, the rule entitled De institutione… -
Canossians, Daughters of Charity (CANOSSIANE, FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ)
CANOSSIANS, DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY. - Religious institute founded by Blessed Maddalena di Canossa in Verona in 1808. Its first home was the… -
Capuchin Nuns (CAPPUCCINE)
CAPUCHIN NUNS. - Nuns of strict enclosure of the Second Franciscan Order, or of St. Clare. The noblewoman the Ven. Maria Lorenza Longo (d.… -
Carmelites (CARMELITANE)
CARMELITES. - Female branch of the Carmelite Order. Around 1400 some Beguines of Guelders, Holland, came together for monastic life, and in… -
Catechistic Ladies (DAME CATECHISTICHE)
CATECHISTIC LADIES. - They arose in Puerto Rico in 1870 through the work of Miss Dolores Rodriguez Sopeña y Ortega, who, having later moved… -
Company of Saint Ursula (COMPAGNIA DI SANT'ORSOLA)
COMPANY OF SAINT URSULA. - Founded at Dôle in France in 1606 by the venerable Anna of Xaintonge, it had a common origin with similar… -
Company of the Blessed Virgin Mary (COMPAGNIA DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)
COMPANIONSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - In 1664 in Manila, in the Philippine Islands, near the residence of the Jesuits, a house was… -
Company of the Daughters of Mary Our Lady (COMPAGNIA DELLE FIGLIE DI MARIA NOSTRA SIGNORA)
COMPANIONSHIP OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY OUR LADY. - Founded by St. Joan of Lestonnac, baroness of Montferrand Landiras, in 1607, it was the… -
Compassionists, Servants of Mary (COMPASSIONISTE, SERVE DI MARIA)
COMPASSIONISTS, SERVANTS OF MARY. - Congregation founded by Sister Maria Maddalena Starace at Castellammare di Stabia in 1871. The sisters… -
Congregation of Our Lady (CONGREGAZIONE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA)
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY. - Fondata a Montréal, nel Canadà, nel 1618 dalla ven. Margherita Bourgeois (v.), per l'istruzione ed educazione… -
Congregation of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in South Africa (CONGREGAZIONE DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA DELLE SUORE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN DOMENICO NEL SUD-AFRICA)
CONGREGATION OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA OF THE SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. DOMINIC IN SOUTH AFRICA. - Under this name is to be… -
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (CONGREGAZIONE DEI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
CONGREGATION OF THE HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - It originated at Lanciano, in Abruzzo, in 1880 on the initiative of Fr. Lorenzo Lisio and… -
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (CONGREGAZIONE DEI SACRI CUORI)
CONGREGATION OF THE SACRED HEARTS. - Istituto femminile sorto a Poitiers nel 1797 per opera del sac. Pietro Coudrin e della contessa… -
Dames of Saint Louis (DAME DI SAN LUIGI)
DAMES OF SAINT LOUIS. - A women's congregation with simple vows, founded in Strasbourg in 1842 through the work of Mademoiselle Louise… -
Daughters of Bethlehem (FIGLIE DI BETHLEM)
DAUGHTERS OF BETHLEHEM. - Religious congregation founded in Milan in 1864 by Virginia Besozzi to take in and educate poor girls. Approved… -
Daughters of Calvary (Mexico) (FIGLIE DEL CALVARIO (MESSICO))
DAUGHTERS OF CALVARY (Mexico). - A religious institute that arose in Mexico City through the initiative of the pious and wealthy young… -
Daughters of Charity, Called Servants of the Poor (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ, DETTE SERVE DEI POVERI)
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, Called Servants of the Poor. - Institute founded in Montréal in 1843 by Msgr. Ignazio Bourget and by Mrs. Marie… -
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (Paris) (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DI SAN VINCENZO DE' PAOLI (PARIGI))
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT VINCENT DE' PAOLI (Paris). - Religious institute founded by St. Vincent de Paul (v.) and St. Louise de… -
Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DEL PREZIOSISSIMO SANGUE)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CHARITY OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. - Institute founded by Canon Tommaso Maria Fusco at Pagani (Salerno) in 1872. Its… -
Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESU)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CHARITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - At La Salle-de-Villiers in 1823, Abbot Catroux and Rose Giet founded this new… -
Daughters of Charity (Strasbourg) (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ (STRASBURGO))
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY (Strasbourg). - Religious congregation founded in Strasbourg in 1734 by Sister Françoise Geneviève Pichard, who had… -
Daughters of Christ the King (Granada) (FIGLIE DI CRISTO RE (GRANATA))
DAUGHTERS OF CHRIST THE KING (Granada). - Religious institute founded in Granada on 26 May 1876 by the canon G. Gras Granollers. It… -
Daughters of Compassion, Servants of the Lord (FIGLIE DELLA COMPASSIONE, SERVE DEL SIGNORE)
DAUGHTERS OF COMPASSION, SERVANTS OF THE LORD. - On 5 December 1841 the noblewoman Alfonsa Petit, after the death of her husband and… -
Daughters of Divine Love (Vienna) (FIGLIE DEL DIVINO AMORE (VIENNA))
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE LOVE (Vienna). - A female religious institute founded in Vienna in 1868 by Francesca Lechner for the education and… -
Daughters of Divine Providence (FIGLIE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Religious institute, founded in Rome in 1832 by Elena Bettini, for the instruction and education of… -
Daughters of Jesus (Salamanca) (FIGLIE DI GESÙ (SALAMANCA))
DAUGHTERS OF JESUS (Salamanca). - On August 6, 1901, on the eve of suppressive laws, this Institute was definitively approved under… -
Daughters of Jesus (Verona) (FIGLIE DI GESÙ (VERONA))
DAUGHTERS OF JESUS (Verona). - A female religious institute founded in Verona for the instruction and education of young women by the… -
Daughters of Mary (FIGLIE DI MARIA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY. - An association of young girls whose purpose is to honor the Most Holy Virgin with particular devotional practices, to… -
Daughters of Mary and Joseph, Called Dames de Marie (Mechelen) (FIGLIE DI MARIA E GIUSEPPE, DETTE DAMES DE MARIE (MALINES))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH, Called Dames de Marie (Mechelen). - A religious institute founded at Olost-Gand (Belgium) at the beginning of… -
Daughters of Mary, Called Sisters of Saint Philomena (FIGLIE DI MARIA, DETTE SUORE DI SANTA FILOMENA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY, Called Sisters of Saint Philomena. - Religious institute founded at Louvese in France in 1841 through the work of the… -
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FIGLIE DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS. - Institution founded at Mornese in 1868 on the initiative of the local parish priest Fr. Peszarino… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Agen) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (AGEN))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Agen). - Founded in 1816 by the venerable William Joseph > (phot. Felicia) > DAUGHTERS OF MARY - The audience… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate for Domestic Service (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA PER IL SERVIZIO DOMESTICO)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE FOR DOMESTIC SERVICE. - Istituto fondato a Madrid nel 1876 dalla b. Vincenza Maria Lopez Vicuña sotto la guida… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe (Mexico) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA DI GUADALUPE (MESSICO))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE OF GUADALUPE (Mexico). - Following a suggestion received from Pius IX in 1879, the priest Antonio Plancarte y… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Savona) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (SAVONA))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Savona). - The Institute was founded on 1 March 1854 in Albisola Marina, near Savona, by Sister Teresa… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Zakroczym) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (ZAKROCZYUM))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Zakroczym). - On Nov. 21, 1891, the Capuchin Father Onorato Kuzminski, with the approval of the diocesan… -
Daughters of Mary Missionaries (Apecania) (FIGLIE DI MARIA MISSIONARIE (APECANIA))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY MISSIONARIES (Apecania). - The Institute was founded by the Cremonese priest Giacinto Bianchi in 1875 in Pigna (diocese… -
Daughters of Mary Our Lady (FIGLIE DI MARIA NOSTRA SIGNORA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY OUR LADY. - Institute founded in New Britain (United States) by the Polish priest Lucian Bojanowski, for the direction of… -
Daughters of Mercy and of the Cross (Palermo) (FIGLIE DELLA MISERICORDIA E DELLA CROCE (PALERMO))
DAUGHTERS OF MERCY AND OF THE CROSS (Palermo). - The Institute originated in Partinico (Monreale) in 1892, chiefly through the work of… -
Daughters of Mercy of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Bayeux) (FIGLIE DELLA MISERICORDIA DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (BAYEUX))
DAUGHTERS OF MERCY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BAYEUX). - They were founded at Blon, in the diocese of Bayeux, in 1842, and received… -
Daughters of Our Lady at Mount Calvary (Rome) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA AL MONTE CALVARIO (ROMA))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY AT MOUNT CALVARY (ROME). - The Institute arose in 1641, through the work of Virginia Centurione Bracelli, and was… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion (Wellington) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA COMPASSIONE (WELLINGTON))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF COMPASSION (Wellington). - Religious congregation founded in 1883 at Jerusalem, in the diocese of Wellington,… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Deliverance (Grenoble) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA DELIVRANCE (GRENOBLE))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF DELIVERANCE (Grenoble). - This institute of sisters was founded in Martinique on 2 February 1868 by Fr. Dufrieu.… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA MISERICORDIA)
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY. - Istituto fondato a Savona nel 1837 da s. Maria Giuseppa Rossello sotto la guida del vescovo mons.… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Sorrows (Tarbes) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEI DOLORI (TARBES))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS (Tarbes). - Institute founded at Tarbes in France on 28 March 1866, through the work of the pious young… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Missions (Southwark) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLE MISSIONI (SOUTHWARK))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS (Southwark). - Founded in Lyon in 1861 by Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart for the education and… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Bourges) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SACRO CUORE (BOURGES))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART (Bourges). - The Institute owes its existence to Fr. J. Chevalier, founder of the Missionaries of… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Naples) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SACRO CUORE (NAPOLI))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART (Naples). - They had their origin in Montefalcione (archdiocese of Benevento) in 1888 through the… -
Daughters of Providence (Modena) (FIGLIE DELLA PROVVIDENZA (MODENA))
DAUGHTERS OF PROVIDENCE (Modena). - In 1828 the Community of the Figlie di Gesù, which in Modena had charge of the charity school, was… -
Daughters of Saint Anne (FIGLIE DI SANT'ANNA)
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT ANNE. - Institute founded in Piacenza in 1866 by Rosa Gattorno (b. in Genoa in 1831, d. in Rome in 1900), a woman of… -
Daughters of Saint Camillus (FIGLIE DI SAN CAMILLO)
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT CAMILLUS. - Institute founded in Rome by Sister Giuseppina Vannini and Fr. Luigi Tezza in 1892, for the care of the sick… -
Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales (Imola) (FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (IMOLA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (Imola). - The Institute was founded in 1869 in Lugo, diocese of Imola, by the provost of the… -
Daughters of Saint Francis of Assisi (Strigonis) (FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO D'ASSISI (STRIGONIS))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI (Strigonis). - The Institute had its beginnings in 1894 through the work of Anna Mutter, who, with… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Girona) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (GERONA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Girona). - At the beginning of 1875 two young women of modest family, Maria Comas and Maria Gri, desirous of… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Santiago de Chile) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (SANTIAGO DEL CILE))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Santiago de Chile). - The Institute was founded in 1866 through the work of Msgr. Gioacchino Lavrain… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Turin) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (TORINO))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Turin). - Institute founded at Rivalba, Turin, in 1877 by the priest Clemente Marchisio, for the preparation of… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Venice) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (VENEZIA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Venice). - This Institute was founded on 30 April 1850 by Msgr. Luigi Carbulotto, parish priest of S. Giacomo… -
Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence (Como) (FIGLIE DI SANTA MARIA DELLA PROV-VIDENZA (COMO))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT MARY OF PROVIDENCE (COMO). - Don Luigi Guanella, having become parish priest of Pianello Lario in 1881, found there an… -
Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence (La Rochelle) (FIGLIE DI SANTA MARIA DELLA PROV-VIDENZA (LA ROCHELLE))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT MARY OF PROVIDENCE (La Rochelle). - The Institute was founded at Saintes, in the diocese of La Rochelle, in 1817 by the… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE E SAN GIUSEPPE)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND SAINT JOSEPH. - Il fondatore dell'Istituto fu Giacomo Heeren, parroco di Oirschot, in Olanda, che… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE DELLA MISERICORDIA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MERCY. - Congregazione religiosa sorta a Pina, diocesi di Majorca, nel 1856 per opera del sacerdote… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sorrowful (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE ADDOLORATA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF SORROWS. - Istituto religioso del Terz'ordine di S. Francesco sorto a Zakrazin (Polonia) nel 1881,… -
Daughters of the Cross, Called Sisters of Saint Andrew (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE, DETTE SUORE DI SANT'ANDREA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS, Called Sisters of Saint Andrew. - Institute founded at Maillé, diocese of Poitiers, in 1807 by St. Andrew Hubert… -
Daughters of the Cross (Palermo) (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE (PALERMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS (Palermo). - Founded by the priest Nunzio Russo of Palermo, the Institute was canonically erected by the bishop of… -
Daughters of the Cross (Saint-Brieuc) (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE (SAINT-BRIEUC))
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS (Saint-Brieuc). - The origin of this Congregation goes back to St. Francis de Sales, who in 1619 arranged in Paris… -
Daughters of the Crucified of Saint Mary Magdalene (FIGLIE DEL GROCIFISSO DI SANTA MARIA MADDALENA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CRUCIFIED OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE. - In 1836 the priest Giovanni Quilici, parish priest of Livorno, gathered several women… -
Daughters of the Divine Redeemer (Giavarino) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN REDENTORE (GIAVARINO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE REDEEMER (Giavarino). - In Niederbronn, in the diocese of Strasbourg, an institute known as that of the Divine… -
Daughters of the Divine Saviour (Buenos Aires) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (BUENOS AIRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR (Buenos Aires). - In 1795 Mother Maria Antonia de la Paz y Figueroa had founded a "beaterio," that is, an… -
Daughters of the Divine Saviour (Vienna) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (VIENNA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR (Vienna). - The Institute has its first origin in 1849, through the work of Elisabeth Eppinger, assisted by… -
Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess (Seville) (FIGLIE DELLA DIVINA PASTORA (SIVIGLIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SHEPHERDESS (Seville). - Institute founded in 1885 by Fr. Faustino Mingues, of the Piarists, at Sanlúcar de… -
Daughters of the Divine Zeal (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN ZELO)
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE ZEAL. - Congregazione religiosa, fondata dal canonico Annibale Maria di Francia, nel 1887, con la riunione delle prime… -
Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DEL CUORE DI GESÙ)
DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART OF JESUS. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a Malines nel 1872 da Maria Deluil Martiny sotto la direzione del… -
Daughters of the Heart of Mary (Paris) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE DI MARIA (PARIGI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART OF MARY (Paris). - After the suppression of the religious orders in France, the Jesuit Father Picot de la Clorivière… -
Daughters of the Holy Cross (Liège) (FIGLIE DELLA SANTA CROCE (LIEGI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS (Liège). - Religious institute founded in Liège, Belgium, in 1833, with the special purpose of educating girls,… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception (Buenos Aires) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (BUENOS AIRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Buenos Aires). - The Institute's juridical existence dates back to Sept. 1904, when the archbishop… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE)
FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIO- NE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - The Institute had its beginning in Rome in 1854, where two noble Polish… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception (Reggio Calabria) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (REGGIO CALABRIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Reggio Calabria). - In 1897 Mrs. Brigida Pastorino laid the foundations of the Society of the… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Langres) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATO CUORE DI MARIA (LANGRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Langres). - The Institute was founded around 1835 at St-Loup-sur-Anjou, diocese of Langres, by… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Los Angeles) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (LOS ANGELES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Los Angeles). - Institute founded in July 1848 by Fr. Joaquín Masmitjà y Puig, in Olot, diocese… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Warsaw) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE PURISSIMO DI MARIA (VARSAVIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Warsaw). - The Congregation was founded at Vilnius in 1884 by the Capuchin Father Honorat… -
Daughters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ)
DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - It originated as a Congregation of diocesan right in the apostolic prefecture of Niigata by… -
Daughters of the Oratory (Lodi) (FIGLIE DELL'ORATORIO (LODI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE ORATORY (Lodi). - Institute founded in Regona (diocese of Cremona) around 1870 by the local parish priest Vincenzo Grossi.… -
Daughters of the Sacred Heart (Bergamo) (FIGLIE DEL SACRO CUORE (BERGAMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEART (Bergamo). - Institute founded in Bergamo in 1831 by Canon Giuseppe Benaglio and by the venerable Teresa… -
Daughters of the Sacred Heart (Bergamo) (FIGLIE DEL SACRO CUORE (BERGAMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY, ADORERS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE SACRAMENT (Angers). - Shortly before the French Revolution… -
Devote Virgins of Saint Catherine (DEVOTE VERGINI DI SANTA CATERINA)
DEVOTE VIRGINS OF SAINT CATHERINE. - A women's congregation founded around 1579 in the diocese of Warmia, through the work of the local… -
Dominican Nuns (DOMENICANE)
DOMINICAN NUNS. - Female congregations that draw their inspiration from the Dominican rule. I. DOMINICAN SISTERS OF BLESSED IMELDA… -
Expiatory Victims of the Blessed Sacrament (VITTIME ESPIATRICI DI GESÙ SACRAMENTATO)
EXPIATORY VICTIMS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. - Founded in Naples on 16 July 1878 by Sister Maria Cristina Brando of the Immaculate… -
Faithful Companions Of Jesus (FEDELI COMPAGNE DI GESÙ)
FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS. - Religious congregation founded in Amiens in 1820 by Marie Madeleine Victoire de Bengy, viscountess of… -
Fogliantine
FOGLIANTINE. - De la Barrière also founded a female branch of the same Rule of the Feuillants (v.); the first monastery arose at… -
Franciscan Daughters of the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (FRANCESCANE FIGLIE DEI S.MI CUORI DI GERÙ E MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - They were founded by Mother Chiara Pfander (1827-82) at Olpe… -
Franciscan Missionaries of Egypt (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE D'EGITTO)
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF EGYPT. - A female religious institute founded in Cairo in 1859 on the initiative of Sister Caterina Troiani of… -
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Institute of the (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE DI MARIA, ISTITUTO DELLE)
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY, Institute of the. - It was founded by Hélène de Chappotin de Neuville, b. at Nantes on 21 May 1839. Having… -
Franciscan Sisters Servants of Mary (FRANCESCANE SERVE DI MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY. - Founded at Blois in 1852 by Mother Virginia Vaslin with the assistance of Bishop Pallu du Parc and… -
Franciscans Known as the Little Sisters of the Orphans (FRANCESCANE DETTE PICCOLE SUORE DEGLI ORFANI)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS CALLED LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ORPHANS. - They were founded in 1867 at Bourg-en-Bresse (France) by the priest Giovanni… -
Franciscans of All Saints in Florence (FRANCESCANE D'OGNISSANTI A FIRENZE)
FRANCISCANS OF ALL SAINTS IN FLORENCE. - Congregation that developed from an institute of Tertiaries founded by Elisabetta Corsini of… -
Franciscans of Christ the King (FRANCESCANE DI CRISTO RE)
FRANCISCANS OF CHRIST THE KING. - They were founded in 1459 in Venice, near S. Francesco della Vigna, by Maria Benedetta di Carignano… -
Franciscans of Montpellier (FRANCESCANE DI MONTPELLIER)
FRANCISCANS OF MONTPELLIER. - Congregation founded in 1861 by Mother François du St-Esprit (1821-82) with the help of Msgr. Thibaut, bishop… -
Franciscans of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (FRANCESCANE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL PERPETUO SOCCORSO)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP. - They were founded among the Polish women of the United States in 1901 by Archbishop… -
Franciscans of Saint Cunegonda (FRANCESCANE DI S. CUNEGONDA)
FRANCISCANS OF SAINT CUNEGONDA. - Founded in Chicago in 1894, where the mother house still is, they have 24 houses in various dioceses of… -
Franciscans of Saint George Martyr in Thuine (Germany) (FRANCESCANE DI S. GIORGIO MARTIRE IN THUINE (GERMANIA))
FRANCISCANS OF SAINT GEORGE MARTYR IN THUINE (GERMANY). - Dedicated to the care of the sick and of orphans and to teaching, they were… -
Franciscans of Saint Mary of the Angels of Wald-Breitbach (FRANCESCANE DI S. MARIA DEGLI ANGELI DI WALD-BREITBACH)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS OF WALD-BREITBACH. - Founded by Mother Rosa (Margherita) Flesch (1826-1906) in 1862, they… -
Franciscans of the Afflicted (Warsaw) (FRANCESCANE DEGLI AFFLITTI (VARSAVIA))
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE AFFLICTED (WARSAW). - In a small building in Warsaw, some pious women began, in 1858, to give charitable shelter… -
Franciscans of the Family of Mary (FRANCESCANE DELLA FAMIGLIA DI MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE FAMILY OF MARY. - Furono fondate nel 1856 a Pietroburgo e approvate a Varsavia dall'arcivescovo Sigmondo Felice… -
Franciscans of the Holy Family (FRANCESCANE DELLA S. FAMIGLIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. - They were founded at Dubuque, Iowa (U.S.A.) in 1875 by Mother Saveria Termehr and by other sisters… -
Franciscans of the Holy Family of Treviri (FRANCESCANE DELLA S. FAMIGLIA DI TREVINI)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF TREVINI. - They were founded by Mother Elisabeth Koch (1815-99) at Eupen in 1839, but the first… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception (Modena) (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (MODENA))
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (MODENA). - The Institute arose in 1881 in Palagano, Modena, with the approval of the local… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception of Lons-le-Saunier (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DI LONS LE SAUNIER)
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LONS-LE-SAUNIER. - Founded in 1857 at Macorney by the priest Roland (1794-1865), a Franciscan… -
Franciscans of the Most Blessed Sacrament (FRANCESCANE DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT. - They were founded in 1898 by Mother Maria Chiara Serafina of Jesus (Francesca Farolfi,… -
Franciscans of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus of Joliette (FRANCESCANE DEL S.MO CUORE DI GESÙ DI JOLIETTE)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF JOLIETTE. - They were founded in 1876 at Avila, Indiana (U.S.A.), by some sisters… -
Giuseppine Della Carità (Vich)
GIUSEPPINE DELLA CARITÀ (Vich). - They were founded at Vich on June 29, 1877 by the servant of God Caterina Corominas y Agustín with the… -
Guardian Adorers of the Eucharist, known as Soeurs de Saint-Aignan (GUARDIANE ADORATRICI DELL'EUCARISTIA, DETTE SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN)
GUARDIAN ADORERS OF THE EUCHARIST, KNOWN AS SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN. - A female religious institute, founded in 1853 by Msgr. Dupanloup,… -
Handmaids Conceptionist Of The Divine Heart (ANCELLE CONCEZIONISTE DEL DIVIN CUORE)
HANDMAIDS CONCEPTIONIST OF THE DIVINE HEART. - Some pious ladies of the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul of Seville were summoned to Coria… -
Handmaids Of Charity (ANCELLE DELLA CARITÀ)
HANDMAIDS OF CHARITY. - Religious institute founded in Brescia by Blessed Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa in 1840 for the instruction and… -
Handmaids Of Mary Or Of The Immaculate Conception (ANCELLE DI MARIA O DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
HANDMAIDS OF MARY OR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - Institute derived from that of the Handmaids of the Immaculate Conception (v. above)… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Conception Of The Blessed Virgin Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - A religious institute that originated in 1850 through the work of a… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary (ANCELLE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. - A religious institute that originated in 1845 at Monroe, diocese of Detroit, in the United… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATO CUORE DI MARIA)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. - Religious institute founded in Lerida in Spain in 1862 by Speranza Gonzales y Puig, for the… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate, Protectresses Of Working Women (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA PROTETTRICI DELLE OPERAIE)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE, PROTECTRESSES OF WORKING WOMEN. - This institute, founded at Valencia, in Spain, by Giovanna Maria Condesa for… -
Handmaids Of The Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DEL BAMBIN GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS OF THE INFANT JESUS. - Religious congregation founded at Vrhosna (Sarajevo) in 1890 by two local priests for the education of… -
Handmaids Of The Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DI GESÙ BAMBINO)
HANDMAIDS OF THE INFANT JESUS. - Institute of sisters founded in Venice by Elena Silvestri, assisted by her sister Annunziata, in 1884. The… -
Handmaids Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (ANCELLE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - A female religious institute founded in Naples in 1874 by the venerable Catherine Volpicelli. The… -
Handmaids Of The Sanctuary (ANCELLE DEL SANTUARIO)
HANDMAIDS OF THE SANCTUARY. - Religious institute founded in Piacenza in 1882 through the work of Msgr. Santo Giuseppe Masnini de Cornati,… -
Handmaids Repairers Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (ANCELLE RIPARATRICI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS REPAIRERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious institute founded in Messina in 1918 by Maria Anna Palermo, assisted by the… -
Hospitaller Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary (OSPEDALIERE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ E DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)
HOSPITALLER OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - Institute founded by Fr. Benito Menni (v.), to provide for the… -
Hospitaller of Saint Thomas of Villanova (OSPITALIERE DI SAN TOMMASO DI VILLANOVA)
HOSPITALLER OF SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA. - Nel 1661 l'agostiniano Angelo Le Proust fondò a Lamballe (diocesi di Quimper) una pia… -
Hospitaller Teachers of Mary Immaculate (OSPEDALIERE INSEGNANTI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
HOSPITALLER TEACHERS OF MARY IMMACULATE. - The Institute arose at Bourges in 1657 as a society of common life without vows, among those… -
Hospitaller Teaching Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Known as the Franciscan Sisters of Calais (OSPITALIERE ISTITUTRICI DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO, DETTE FRANCESCANE DI CALAIS)
HOSPITALER TEACHING SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS, called FRANCISCANS OF CALAIS. - The Institute is the result of the union of… -
Humble Daughters of Mount Calvary (Normal Catholic Institute) (UMILI FIGLIE DEL MONTE CALVARIO (ISTITUTO NORMALE CATTOLICO))
HUMBLE DAUGHTERS OF MOUNT CALVARY (Normal Catholic Institute). - Founded in Paris in 1866 by Adelina Edefir. On June 6, 1893 they received… -
Institute of Maria Teresa (ISTITUTO DI MARIA TERESA)
INSTITUTE OF MARIA TERESA. - The Ladies of Mary Theresa, called Servants of Jesus Christ, were founded in Bordeaux in 1815 by Marie Brochet… -
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (English Ladies) (ISTITUTO DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA (DAME INGLESI))
INSTITUTE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (ENGLISH LADIES). - Founded at St-Omer (Belgium) in 1609 by Mary Ward (v.), both for the education of… -
Ladies of Christian Instruction of Liège (DAME DELL'ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI LIEGI)
LADIES OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF LIÈGE. - The beginnings of this institute go back to Msgr. M. De Broglie, bishop of Ghent, who gathered… -
Ladies of Nazareth (DAME DI NAZARETH)
LADIES OF NAZARETH. - A female religious institute founded at Montléan in 1821 by the Duchess B. A. de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville for… -
Little Company of Mary (PICCOLA COMPAGNIA DI MARIA)
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY. - Founded at Nottingham in 1877 by Mary Potter, with the assistance of Bishop Msgr. Bagshawe. On 31 May 1886 the… -
Little Daughters of Saint Joseph (PICCOLE FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
LITTLE DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH. - Religious congregation founded in Montreal on 26 April 1857 by the Sulpician priest Antoine Mercier. On… -
Little Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (PICCOLE FIGLIE DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
LITTLE DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - Institute founded in Parma in 1865 by Anna Micheli, with the cooperation of… -
Little Dominican Sisters of the Child Jesus (PICCOLE SUORE DOMENICANE DEL BAMBINO GESÙ)
LITTLE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF THE CHILD JESUS. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a St-Nicolas-de-Beaune (diocesi di Digione, Francia) dal… -
Little Servants of B (PICCOLE SERVE DELLA B)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE B. V. M. IMMACULATE OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Founded in the diocese of Warsaw in the 19th century.… -
Little Servants of the Immaculate Conception (PICCOLE SERVE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - In 1850 in western Poland Edmondo Bojanowski gathered some pious women in a house of his… -
Little Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious institute founded in Kraków in 1894 by Canon G. Sebastian Pelzar, later… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart (PICCOLE ANCELLE DEL SACRO CUORE)
LITTLE HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART. - Congregation founded in 1916 by Msgr. Liviero, bishop of Città di Castello. Purpose: to take in… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart Missionary Catechists of the Blacks of Africa (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRO CUORE MISSIONARIE CATECHISTE DEI NERI DI AFRICA)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE SACRED HEART MISSIONARY CATECHISTS OF THE BLACKS OF AFRICA. - It originated at Menton through the sisters Alice and… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Fondate a Torino nel 1875 da Anna Michelotti di Annecy. The decree of praise and the first… -
Little Sisters of Divine Providence (PICCOLE SUORE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Founded in 1899 in Alessandria by Teresa Grillo-Michel, moved by a visit to the Little House of St.… -
Little Sisters of Jesus of the Third Order of Saint Francis (PICCOLE SUORE DI GESÙ DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
LITTLE SISTERS OF JESUS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - L'Istituto ebbe origine verso il 1850 a St-Loup (diocesi di Lione). It is… -
Little Sisters of the Assumption (PICCOLE SUORE DELL'ASSUNZIONE)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION. - They were founded in Paris in 1865 by Fr. Etienne (courtesy of the Little Brothers of Mary) > LITTLE… -
Little Sisters of the Holy Family (PICCOLE SUORE DELLA SANTA FAMIGLIA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. - Institute founded by Fr. Camillo Lefebvre, of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, who in 1874 had… -
Little Sisters of the Poor (PICCOLE SUORE DEI POVERI)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. - Jeanne Jugan (b. at Cancalle in France in 1792, d. in 1879) at the beginning of 1839 took into her modest… -
Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía (PICCOLE SUORE DEI POVERI DI MAIQUETIA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF MAIQUETIA. - Fondata nel 1889 dal sac. G. Machado (arcidiocesi di Caracas) e da suor Emilia di S. Giuseppe.… -
Little Sisters of the Sick (PICCOLE SUORE DEI MALATI)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE SICK. - Fondate dal sac. G. B. Sevres e Gabriella Adele Raoux, a Mauriac (diocesi di St-Flour) nel 1860. The purpose… -
Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (PICCOLE OPERAIE DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
LITTLE WORKERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - Founded at Acri (diocese of Bisignano, Cosenza), by Fr. Francesco Maria Greco (d.… -
Loudun, Ursulines of (LOUDUN, ORSOLINE DI)
LOUDUN, Ursulines of. - The community founded in 1626 by the Ursulines of Poitiers (Congregation of Bordeaux) at L., a town in the diocese… -
Luigine of Alba (LUIGINE DI ALBA)
LUIGINE OF ALBA. - The Sisters of St. Luigi were founded at La Morra, diocese of Alba, in 1815 by Fr. G. B. Rubino, a priest of that place,… -
Maestre di Santa Dorotea, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts (MAESTRE DI SANTA DOROTEA, FIGLIE DEI SACRI CUORI)
TEACHERS OF SAINT DOROTHY, DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS. - In 1815 at Villaperta di Calcinate (Bergamo) the parish priest Giovanni… -
Maestre Pie Dell'Addolorata
MAESTRE PIE DELL'ADDOLORATA. - The Institute arose in 1818 at Coriano, in the diocese of Rimini, where the gentlewoman Elisabetta Renzi… -
Maestre Pie Filippini
MAESTRE PIE FILIPPINI. - In 1692 Cardinal M. A. Barbarigo, bishop of Montefiascone, summoned from nearby Viterbo the Venerable Rosa… -
Maestre Pie Venerini
MAESTRE PIE VENERINI. - They were founded at Viterbo on 30 August 1685 by the venerable Rosa Venerini (v.), with the approval of the bishop… -
Mantellate of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary (MANTELLATE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DEI SERVI DI MARIA)
MANTLES OF THE THIRD ORDER OF THE SERVANTS OF MARY. - In the parish of Treppio, diocese of Pistoia, in 1861, three young women, Marianna… -
Mantellate Serve di Maria di Galeazza
MANTELLATE SERVE DI MARIA DI GALEAZZA. - The Institute originated in 1899, in Bologna, through the work of the archpriest Ferdinando… -
Marcelline
MARCELLINE. - A female religious institute, founded at Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan) on 21 September 1838 by the provost Msgr. Luigi… -
Marianite Della Santa Croce
MARIANITES OF THE HOLY CROSS. - Institute founded at Le Mans in 1841 by the priest B. A. Moreau and by Leocadia Gascoin. It received the… -
Minim Daughters of Mary Immaculate (León) (FIGLIE MINIME DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (LEÓN))
MINIM DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (LEÓN). - The Institute originated in 1883 through the work of the archdeacon d. Paolo Anda, of León in… -
Minime Dell'Addolorata
MINIME DELL'ADDOLORATA. - On May 1, 1868, the servant of God Clelia Barbieri and two companions of hers, under the direction of the parish… -
Minime Del Sacro Cuore
MINIMS OF THE SACRED HEART. - The Institute had humble beginnings in Poggio a Caiano (diocese of Pistoia) through the work of Marianna… -
Minime Del Sacro Cuore Di Maria
MINIMS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY. - Institute founded in 1844 by Giulia Chauchard, who had spent her life instructing children and caring… -
Minime Di Nostra Signora Del Suffragio
MINIME DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SUFFRAGIO (Minims of Our Lady of Suffrage). - As early as 2 February 1859, Count Francesco Faà di Bruno (v.),… -
Minim Sisters of Charity of Mary, Sorrowful (Campostrini) (SORELLE MINIME DELLA CARITÀ DI MARIA ADDOLORATA (CAMPOSTRINI))
SORELLE MINIME DELLA CARITÀ DI MARY, SORROWFUL (CAMPOSTRINI). - Founded in Verona in 1817 through the work of the Veronese noblewoman… -
Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
MISSIONARY DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - St. Anthony Mary Claret, painting by F. Madrazo - Segovia, Mission House of the… -
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles (MISSIONARIE BENEDETTINE DELLA REGINA DEGLI APOSTOLI)
BENEDICTINE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES. - The Institute was founded at Loppen-les-Bruges (Belgium) by the Benedictine… -
Missionary Benedictines of Tutzing (BENEDETTINE MISSIONARIE DI TUTZING)
MISSIONARY BENEDICTINES OF TUTZING. - Father Andreas Amrhein, founder of the Congregation of the Benedictines of Sankt Ottilien for foreign… -
Missionary Canonesses of Saint Augustine (MISSIONARIE CANONICHESSE DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
MISSIONARY CANONESSES OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. - The Congregation was founded in 1897 by Mother Maria Luisa de Meester (d. 10 Oct. 1928) at… -
Missionary Catechists of Oruro (MISSIONARIE CATECHISTE DI ORURO)
MISSIONARY CATECHISTS OF ORURO. - On June 16, 1925, Msgr. Antezana, bishop of Oruro (Bolivia), accompanied by two fathers of the Heart of… -
Missionary Daughters of the Most Sacred Heart (MISSIONARIE ANCELLE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE)
MISSIONARY HANDMAIDS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART. - The Institute was founded in 1890 in Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.A.), when, with the approval… -
Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary (MISSIONARIE DOMENICANE DEL S.MO ROSARIO)
MISSIONARY DOMINICAN SISTERS OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY. - The Institute was founded in Lima (Peru) in 1913 by Msgr. Raimondo Zubieta y Les, a… -
Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MISSIONARIE FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
MISSIONARY FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - Religious institute founded at Belle Prairie, Minnesota (U.S.A.), by Sister… -
Missionary Franciscans of Saint Joseph (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE DI S. GIUSEPPE)
MISSIONARY FRANCISCANS OF SAINT JOSEPH. - They were founded by Mother Alice Inghan, or, at the insistence of Cardinal Vaughan, in 1874 they… -
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters) (MISSIONARIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA D'AFRICA (SUORE BIANCHE))
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA (WHITE SISTERS). - Msgr. Lavigerie, Archbishop of Algiers, founded this Congregation, just as he… -
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (MISSIONARIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL ROSARIO)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY. - The Institute was founded at Killeshandra, in the diocese of Kilmore (Ireland), by Msgr.… -
Missionary Sisters of the Assumption of Grahamstown (MISSIONARIE DELL'ASSUNZIONE DI GRAHAMSTOWN)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION OF GRAHAMSTOWN. - They originated from the Institute of the Sisters of the Assumption, founded in…