The Sisters of the Holy Family is the name for several different
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 ...
s of women in the Catholic Church:
*The Sisters of the Holy Family (France), founded in Paris in 1806 by Jeanne-Claude Jacoulet in a revival of the Canonesses of St.
Genevieve
*The
Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche (French: ''Sœurs de la Sainte-Famille de Villefranche''; Latin: ''Congregatio Sororum a Sacra Familia''; abbreviation: ''S.F.''), also called the Sisters of Villefranche, is a religious institute of ...
, founded by Émilie de Rodat in 1816 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
*The Congregation of the Holy Family of Bordeaux, religious Sisters who are a part of the Association of the
Holy Family of Bordeaux The Association of the Holy Family of Bordeaux was founded in France in 1820 by Pierre-Bienvenu Noailles, a canon of that city. His vision was to allow the expression of the Christian life in various forms.
The association is composed of:
*Religio ...
founded in 1820 by , a canon of that city
*The
Sisters of the Holy Family (Louisiana), founded in 1837 by Henriette DeLille for African-American women
*The
Sisters of the Holy Family of Helmet
The Religious Sisters of the Holy Family of Helmet (french: Religieuses de la Sainte-Famille d'Helmet) are a congregation of women founded in Belgium to provide education to young women in most need. They were founded by three sisters, Rosalie, He ...
, founded in 1856 by three sisters, Rosalie, Henriette and Mélanie Van Biervliet, in Tielt, Belgium
*The
Sisters of the Holy Family (California) The Sisters of the Holy Family (S.H.F.) of San Francisco, California, are community of Roman Catholic women religious established in 1872 by Lizzie Armer, known in religion as Sister Dolores Armer. Originally based in San Francisco, the S.H.F. comm ...
, founded in 1872 by Father John J. Prendergast and Lizzie Armer in San Francisco, California, United States
*The
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, founded in 1875 in Rome, Italy, by Mother Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, a Polish noblewoman born Frances Siedliska
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