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In 1848, the sisters started a mission in South Africa. They eventually separated to become a separate congregation, the Missionary Sisters of the Assumption. [3] The sisters ran the Academy of the Assumption, an all-girls school that was located on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida from about 1943 to 1976. The property was sold and most of the ...
The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (SMNDA; French: Sœurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique), often called the White Sisters (Sœurs blanches) [a] is a missionary society founded in 1869 that operates in Africa. It is closely associated with the Society of the Missionaries of Africa, or White Fathers.
France portal; Religion portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... French Christian missionaries (5 C) L. French ...
It was founded in 1854 by Jules Chevalier at Issoudun, France, in the Diocese of Bourges. The motto of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is: May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere! [1] The priests, deacons and brothers of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are known as MSCs (from the Latin, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis).
Alessandro Valignano, the new regional manager ("visitor") of the order, came to Macau in 1578–1579 and established St. Paul's College to begin training future missionaries in the language and culture of the Chinese. He requested assistance from the orders' members in Goa in bringing over suitably talented linguists to staff the college and ...
Roman Catholic missionaries in France (5 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Christian missionaries in France" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The society is composed of missionary priests and brothers. The members take an oath committing them to labor for the conversion of Africa, in accordance with the constitutions of their society. The missionaries are not, strictly speaking, a religious institute, whether an "order" or "congregation". Instead, they are a society of apostolic life ...
The Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS), also known as the Fransalians, was founded in Annecy, France on 24 October 1838 by Peter Mermier [1] under the patronage of Francis de Sales. Mermier felt that the political disturbances of the French Revolution had left the French people in spiritual crisis, and took up preaching parish missions ...