Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco
Organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the religious congregation named after Francis de Sales and affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco. For the unaffiliated religious congregation founded by Francis de Sales and also sometimes known as Salesian Sisters, see Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.
The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Italian: Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice; abbreviated FMA) are a female religious institute formed by Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello in 1872. They were founded to work alongside Saint John Bosco and his Salesians of Don Bosco in his teaching projects in Turin. They continue to be a teaching order worldwide.
Quick Facts Abbreviation, Founder ...
Congregatio Filiarum Mariæ Auxiliatricis | |
Abbreviation | FMA |
---|---|
Founder | St.John Bosco (Don Bosco) Saint Sr. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, FMA |
Type | Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for Women |
Headquarters | Generalate: Via dell'Ateneo Salesiano, 81, 00139 Rome, Italy |
Membership | 11,535 members as of 2020 |
Superior General | Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, FMA |
Vicar General | Sr. María del Rosario García Ribas, FMA |
Councilors | List
|
Main organ | Salesian of Don Bosco |
Website | cgfmanet.org |
Close