Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Religious order within the Catholic Church
Formation | June 11, 1926 ; 97 years ago ( 1926-06-11 ) |
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Founder | The Most Reverend Louise Van Hoeck [1] |
Type | Catholic religious order |
Legal status | Religious congregation |
Parent organization
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Catholic Church |
The Sisters of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the Indian city of Bettiah in 1927. [2] Their charism is "education and catechetical instruction, care of the sick and social service according to the needs of the church and time." [3]
History
The Sisters of the Sacred Heart was founded on 11 June 1926 by Bishop Louis Van Hoeck in the city of Bettiah , home to the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community known as the Bettiah Christians . [4] [3] It was founded with the focus of "women religious to serve in villages", where most of the population in the Bihar Province of colonial India resided at the time. [3]
The Sisters of the Sacred Heart has established several schools. [2]
In the 1980s, the Sisters of the Sacred Heart shifted from Bettiah to Patna , from where they have been based since that time. [3]
On 30 July 2020, Sister Elsita Mathew, the Superior General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart died; her funeral was held on 31 July 2020 at Queen of the Apostles’ Church in Patna. [3]
References
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↑
Sahay, Keshari N. (1986).
Christianity and Culture Change in India
. Inter-India Publications. p.
64.
ISBN
978-81-210-0173-1
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Bishop Hoeck started the Congregation of Indian Sisters of the Sacred Heart in his Diocese.
- 1 2 Kalapura, Jose (1 January 2015). "Philanthropic Organizations and Community Development: The Case of the Bettiah Christians in India". Asian Journal of Social Science . 43 (4): 409. doi : 10.1163/15685314-04304005 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Superior general of Patna Sacred Heart Sisters dies suddenly" . Matters India. 30 July 2020 . Retrieved 31 January 2021 .
- ↑ The Catholic Directory of India, 1984 . C.B.C.I. Centre. 1984. p. 832.