Oblate Sisters of the Virgin Mary of Fatima

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The Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of the Virgin Mary of Fatima (O.M.V.F.) is a Catholic religious institute of women of pontifical right founded in northern Italy on 13 May 1978. It gained pontifical status on 31 May 2001.[1]

History

The congregation was founded in 1978 in the

Diocese of Tivoli).[2]

The name of the institute is derived from that of the

Mary especially under the title of Our Lady of Fátima
.

The institute, erected by the bishop of Tivoli, Guglielmo Giaquinta, on 13 May 1978, obtained pontifical recognition on 31 May 2001.[3]

Activity and spread

The sisters dedicate themselves to the organization of retreats and courses of the

Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, to the promotion of Catholic books, to catechesis, to the promotion of vocations, to domestic service, and to the assistance of priests.[2]

Beyond Italy, they are present in Portugal, the Principality of Monaco, Sri Lanka, and Brazil. The seat of general government remains in San Vittorino. As of 2008 the sisters number 92 in 17 houses.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-88-209-8355-0
    .
  2. ^ a b P. Calliari, DIP, vol. VI (1980), col. 582.
  3. ^ "Suore Oblate di Maria Vergine di Fatima". Retrieved 9 January 2013.

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