Sisters of La Sainte Union Des Sacrés-Coeurs
AbbreviationHoly Union Sisters
Formation1828; 196 years ago (1828)
FounderFather Jean Baptiste Debrabant
TypeFemale catholic religious congregation
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Websitehttps://www.holyunionsisters.org

The Holy Union Sisters, officially known as the Sisters of La Sainte Union Des Sacrés-Coeurs (the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts), are a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church founded at Douai, France, in 1828, by Father Jean Baptiste Debrabant (1801 - 1889).[1]

The congregation was approved by the Holy See in 1877.

Its rules are taken principally from those of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, founded by Francis of Sales.

Education

A gravestone dedicated to Sisters Melina and Theodula, two of the three Holy Union Sisters who founded Grays Convent High School, Grays, England

The Sisters devote themselves to the education of youth and have founded schools in multiple countries. Some of these schools are still run by the Sisters today.

Date founded School Location
1858 Saint Gregory's Catholic College Bath, England[2]
1861 La Sainte Union Catholic School Highgate, England[3]
1863 Banagher College Banagher, Ireland[4]
1887 Sacred Heart School Fall River, United States[5]
1899 Grays Convent High School Grays Thurrock, England[6]
1904 St Anne’s Catholic School Southampton, England[7]
1905 Sacred Heart School Lawrence, MA, United States[8][9]
1923 St. Mary-Sacred Heart School North Attleborough, MA, United States[10]
1947 Sacred Heart School Mount Ephraim, NJ, United States[11]
1949 Country Day School of the Holy Union Groton, MA, United States[12]
1953 St Catherine’s Catholic School Bexleyheath, England[13]
1956 Holy Cross Catholic Primary School South Ockendon, England[14]
1959 Holy Name School Fall River, MA, United States[15]
2008 Debrabant Secondary School Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[16]
2018 Holy Union Primary School Dar es Salaam, Tanzania[16]

References

  1. ^ "La congrégation de la Sainte Union". www.institution-sainte-odile.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31.
  2. ^ "La Sainte Union". Saint Gregory's Bath. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. ^ "La Sainte Union - History of the School". www.lasainteunion.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ^ "History | Banagher College, Coláiste Na Sionna". 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "History". 2012-03-12. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. ^ "Our History". Grays Convent High School. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. ^ "Welcome to St Anne's Catholic School". www.st-annes.uk.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  8. ^ "Sacred Heart School (Lawrence, MA)". Queen City Massachusetts. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  9. ^ "Sr. Claire Bergeron". Holy Union Sisters. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  10. ^ "History & Mission". SMSH. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  11. ^ "Sister Virginia O'Hare, former Principal of the Sacred Heart School, Mt. Ephraim". CNBNews. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  12. ^ "History". Holy Union Sisters. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  13. ^ "History, Ethos & Values". St Catherine's Catholic School.
  14. ^ "Our School | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School". www.holycrossprimary.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  15. ^ "Mission & Philosophy - Holy Name School (Holy Name School)". www.hnsfr.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  16. ^ a b "TIDINGS from TANZANIA" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-01-28.

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