Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

The Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded on 30 August 1874 by Servant of God Jules Chevalier (1824-1907), the Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. From the Latin form of its name, Filiae Dominae Nostrae Sacro Corde, it takes the abbreviation FDNSC.[1] The order has an orientation towards missionary work.[2] It is one of the members of the Chevalier Family group.

The order has been active in Papua New Guinea with spiritual and health work.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart :: OLSH Sisters :: FDNSC". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. 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), 106-115.


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