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Religious Of The Sacred Heart
, image = RSCJnuevo.jpg, , image_size = 150px , caption = , abbreviation = Post-nominal letters: RSCJ , formation = , founder = Saint Sr. Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J. , founding_location = Amiens France , type = Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for women , coords = , num_members = 1,683 members as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = Latin:''Cor Unum et Anima Una in Corde Jesu ''English:''One Heart and One Soul in the Heart of Jesus'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Sister Barbara Dawson, RSCJ , leader_title3 = Generalate , leader_name3 = Casa Generalizia Via Tarquinio Vipera, 16 Roma, Italia , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = educational work , main_organ = , parent_organization = Catholic Church , ...
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Madeleine Sophie Barat
Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ, (12 December 1779 – 25 May 1865), was a French saint of the Catholic Church who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Early life and family Barat was born on the night of 12 December 1779, in Joigny, France, next door to a house fire at a neighbor's home. The stress and the terror of the fire caused Sophie's mother, Madeleine Fouffé Barat (1740–1822), then pregnant with her third child, to go into labour. Born two months premature, Madeleine Sophie was considered so fragile that she was baptised early the next morning in Sainy Thibault Church, just a few yards from the Barat family home. Although her parents had arranged godparents in advance, there was no time to call them to the church and so at five o'clock on the morning of 13 December 1779, Louise-Sophie Cédor, a local woman on her way to early Mass, and Sophie's older brother, Louis, stood in as her godparents. Barat was born into a finan ...
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Karuna Mary Braganza
Mary Braganza, RCSJ (born 1924), popularly known as Karuna Mary, is an Indian Catholic nun, educator, social worker, writer, developmental education promoter, and former principal of Sophia College, Mumbai. A member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Sr. Karuna Mary formerly led 204 colleges managed by the Order. During her tenure at Sophia College, in 1970, the institution started Sophia Polytechnic. In 2008 the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri for her social contributions. Biography Braganza, née Mary, was born in 1924 in Mapuca in the Indian state of Goa, the fifth of what became 10 children in the family, but grew up in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. She graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and secured her post-graduate degree from the same institution. Her social activities had already begun during her college days when she organized mission camps in Talasari. She joined the Society of the Sacred Heart as a nun in ...
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Catholic Religious Institutes Established In The 18th Century
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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Religious Organizations Established In 1800
Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. Religions have sa ...
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Catholic Female Orders And Societies
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies located List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, Italy, Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicis ...
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Society Of The Sacred Heart
, image = RSCJnuevo.jpg, , image_size = 150px , caption = , abbreviation = Post-nominal letters: RSCJ , formation = , founder = Saint Sr. Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J. , founding_location = Amiens France , type = Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for women , coords = , num_members = 1,683 members as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = Latin:''Cor Unum et Anima Una in Corde Jesu ''English:''One Heart and One Soul in the Heart of Jesus'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Sister Barbara Dawson, RSCJ , leader_title3 = Generalate , leader_name3 = Casa Generalizia Via Tarquinio Vipera, 16 Roma, Italia , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = educational work , main_organ = , parent_organization = Catholic Church , ...
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Schools Of The Sacred Heart
The School of the Sacred Heart is an international network of private Catholic schools that are run by or affiliated with the Society of the Sacred Heart, which was founded in France by Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat. Membership of the network exceeds 2800. The Schools of the Sacred Heart were brought to the United States by Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, where the association became known as the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Their philosophy has five goals: *Educate to establish a personal and active faith in God *Educate to establish deep respect for intellectual values *Educate to establish a social awareness which compels one to action *Educate to establish the building of a community with Christian values *Educate to establish personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom List of Schools of the Sacred Heart Schools highlighted in blue can be clicked on for more information. Africa Chad *Lycée du Sacré-Cœur, Ndjamena Congo *École Maternelle Bosangani, Gombé ...
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Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ (11 November 1857, Cottesmore, Rutland, England – 21 October 1914, Roehampton, England), also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was an English Roman Catholic nun and educator. She founded a number of schools. Stuart left the Church of England and converted to the Catholic Church in 1879. She joined the Society of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton three years later and, in 1911, became Superior General of the Society. Biography Early life Stuart was born on 11 November 1857 in Cottesmore, Rutland where her father, The Reverend the Honourable Andrew Godfrey Stuart, a son of Earl Castle Stewart, was the Rector. Her mother, his second wife, was Mary Penelope Noel, a relative of the Earl of Gainsborough. She was the youngest of thirteen children in the family. Stuart lost her mother at the age of 3, and her older sister therefore became her surrogate mother. By the age of 6 she had become well acquainted with Bible stories and would often look at theological qu ...
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Harriet Padberg
Harriet Padberg, RSCJ was an American mathematician, composer, music therapist, and Catholic religious sister. She was a pioneer in the music therapy field, and also held significant contributions in the field of computer-composed music. Padberg wrote ''Computer-Composed Canon and Free Fugue'' as part of her 1964 dissertation in Mathematics and Music at Saint Louis University. She was a professor for over 35 years, before retiring in her mid-70's and working as a music therapist. Education and Vocation Padberg attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis, Missouri, and was awarded a scholarship to Maryville College, now Maryville University, where she graduated in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts in Math and Music. Soon after, she joined the Society of the Sacred Heart, serving briefly at Schools of the Sacred Heart around the nation, including Grand Coteau, Louisiana. In 1948 she returned to serve at the Academy of the Sacred Heart of St. Charles, while simultaneously earnin ...
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Eleanor O'Byrne
Mother Eleanor O'Byrne R.S.C.J. (September 12, 1896 October 4, 1987) was a civil rights activist and the fifth president of Manhattanville College. She was best known for her efforts to reform the American educational system in order to provide equity for women and African Americans, as well as facilitating the transfer of the Manhattanville College campus from New York City to Purchase, New York. She later was president of Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. Early life O’Byrne was born on September 12, 1896 to Marie A. O’Byrne (née McDonough) and Michael Alphonsus O’Byrne. She grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and had four siblings, all of whom died young. The values of religion and civic engagement were instilled in her from a young age, as her father, a prominent Savannah lawyer, was a member of such organizations as the American Irish Historical Society and the Knights of Columbus, as well as vice president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and president of the Female ...
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Anne Montgomery (peace Activist)
Sister Anne Montgomery, RSCJ (20 November 1926 – 27 August 2012) was an American non-violent activist and educator of young children who was part of the Plowshares movements and campaigned against the US government for peace. Aside from teaching, she worked with the poor, advocated for peace and the Catholic Worker Movement. Anne Montgomery House in Washington, DC, run by the Society of the Sacred Heart, is named for her. Early life Anne Montgomery was born on November 20, 1926 in San Diego California to a small family. She had one sibling, a younger brother. Montgomery was born into a Navy family which meant that she moved around a great deal during her childhood. She attended Eden Hall Academy of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, Pennsylvania and Manhattanville College, graduating with a bachelor's and master's degree. She later earned a second master's degree from Columbia University in New York. Society of the Sacred Heart In 1948, when Montgomery was 22 years old, she ente ...
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Mary Aloysia Hardey
Mother Mary Aloysia Hardey, R.S.C.J., (Piscataway, Maryland, United States, 1809 – Paris, France, 17 June 1886) was an American religious sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart. She established all the convents of her order, up to the year 1883, in the eastern part of the United States as well as in Canada and Cuba. Life Mary Hardey was born in Piscataway, Maryland, December 8, 1809. Both her parents (Frederick Hardey and Sarah Spalding) were descended from old Maryland Catholic families. While she was a child, the family moved to Opelousas, Louisiana, and she became in (1822) one of the first pupils of the Sacred Heart Convent in Grand Coteau. She entered the congregation upon the completion of her studies, at which time she was given the name Sister Mary Aloysia. The young Sister showed such capability that she was placed in charge of the Sisters' convent school in St. Michael, Louisiana and upon her taking final vows, was made Superior of the convent. ...
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