Daughters of Jesus (Spain)

For the French congregation with this name, see Daughters of Jesus.
Daughters of Jesus
AbbreviationFiliae Iesu (F.I.)
Formation8 December 1871
TypeCatholic religious institute
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Key people
St. Candida Maria of Jesus, F.I. – foundress
Websitewww.hijasdejesus.org

The Daughters of Jesus (Latin: Filiae Iesu, abbreviated as F.I., Spanish: Hijas de Jesús) is a Roman Catholic congregation of Religious Sisters founded on 8 December 1871 in Salamanca, Spain, by Candida Maria of Jesus (1845–1912). Known as Jesuitinas (or Jesuitesses) in Spain, their work is primarily educational, and includes the administration of schools and colleges. The congregation is devoted to education in all its forms, and is inspired by the spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola, also offering the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises to women and girls.[1]

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