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Missionaries Of The Sacred Heart (MSC)
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC; la, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis; french: Missionnaires du Sacré-Coeur) are a missionary Religious congregation, congregation in the Catholic Church. 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! The Presbyter, priests, deacons and Lay brother, brothers of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are known as MSCs (from the Latin, ''Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis''). The international headquarters is in Rome with numerous communities throughout the world. History Jules Chevalier founded the Confraternity, Archconfraternity of the Sacred Heart in 1864. In 1867 it opened its first school in Chezal-Benoît in the Centre (French region), Centre region of France. Three missionaries from Barcelona founded the first overseas mission in 1882 near Rabaul on the island of New Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Chevalier
Servant of God Jules Chevalier (15 March 1824 – 21 October 1907) was a French Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC), the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (FDNSC), the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Roman Catholic religious institutes, with lay associates, known collectively as the Chevalier Family. Father Chevalier claimed a Marian apparition and titled it as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The image was crowned by Pope Pius IX in 1869 and her sanctuary raised to the status of minor Basilica in 1874. Biography Born in Richelieu, France, he was initially apprenticed as a shoemaker at age 12 after he was told his parents could not afford to send him to the seminary. He was later able to join the seminary, after his father's boss sponsored him and at the age of 30 was sent to the parish of Issoudun. In 1754 he founded the religious institute of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and in 1874 the Daughters of Our Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
