The Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded in Issoudun, France, on 30 August 1874 by Servant of God Jules Chevalier (1824–1907),[1][independent source needed] the Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The order has an orientation towards missionary work and teaching[2] and it is one of the members of the Chevalier Family group.
From the Latin form of its name, Filiae Dominae Nostrae Sacro Corde, it takes the abbreviation FDNSC.[3] The first Superior-General of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was Sr Marie Louise Hartzer.[1][independent source needed]
Pacific
editRecently, the order has been active in Papua New Guinea and Kiribati with spiritual and health work.[4]
Australia
editThe Daughters also work in Australia, where they founded and ran four girls' secondary college:
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Sydney
- Sacred Heart Girls' College, Oakleigh, Melbourne
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Bentleigh, Melbourne
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
There are convents located in Melbourne (VIC), Sydney (NSW) and Bowral (NSW). The convent in Bowral, Hartzer Park, now also functions as a conference centre and retreat.
References
edit- 1 2 "OLSH College history - OLSH College Bentleigh".
- ↑ "Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart :: OLSH Sisters :: FDNSC". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ Santoro, Nicholas J. (2011). Mary in Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. p. 550. ISBN 9781462040223.
- ↑ J. Lamb, This is mission life: memories of mission: Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, 37 (1) (2016) Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, 106-115.
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