The Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice (French: ''Sœurs de Marie-Auxiliatrice''; Latin: ''Societas Mariae Auxiliatricis''; abbreviation: ''M.A.'') is a
religious institute
A religious institute is a type of institute of consecrated life in the Catholic Church whose members take religious vows and lead a life in community with fellow members. Religious institutes are one of the two types of institutes of consecrate ...
of
pontifical right
In Catholicism "of pontifical right" is the term given to ecclesiastical institutions (religious and secular institutes, societies of apostolic life) either created by the Holy See, or approved by it with the formal decree known by the Latin nam ...
whose members profess public vows of
chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
They dedicate themselves to a lot of forms of activity, especially in favor of young people and the poor.
This religious institute was founded in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
, France, in 1864, by bd.
Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière, who assumed the name of mother Marie-Thérèse, with the collaboration of Jesuit father Paul Ginhac. The institute received pontifical status in 1868.
The sisters have houses in Cameroon, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Micronesia, Philippines, South Korea and the United Kingdom. The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, France.
On 31 December 2005 there are 204 sisters in 28 communities.
References
External links
Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice official site
Catholic female orders and societies
Religious organizations established in 1864
Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century
1864 establishments in France
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