The Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a

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founded on 30 August 1874 by Servant of God

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 t ...

(1824-1907), the Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. From the Latin form of its name, ''Filiae Dominae Nostrae Sacro Corde'', it takes the abbreviation FDNSC. The order has an orientation towards missionary work. It is one of the members of the

Chevalier Family 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 th ...

group. The order has been active in

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with spiritual and health work.J. Lamb, This is mission life: memories of mission: Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
''Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society'', 37 (1) (2016)
106-115. The Daughters have also worked in Australia, where they founded and run girls' secondary college

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Sydney Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College (abbreviated as OLSH College) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, conducted in the traditions of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, located in the eastern ...

, along with two other schools of the same name in Melbourne and Adelaide. There are convents located in Melbourne (VIC), Sydney (NSW) and Bowral (NSW). The convent in Bowral, Hartzer Park, now also functions as a conference centre and retreat.

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Catholic missionary orders Religious organizations established in 1874 Catholic female orders and societies 1874 establishments in France {{RC-society-stub