45°35′01″N 09°16′25″E / 45.58361°N 9.27361°E | |
Founder | |
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Marie Mathilde Bucchi | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Italy | Monza (headquarters) and 18 others locations including Rome or Palermo. |
Brazil | Pará and around 20 other locations including Brasilia or Fortaleza. |
Kenya | Nairobi |
East Timor | Dili |
Myanmar | Mingaladon Township |
Religions | |
Christianity | |
Website | |
preziosine.it |
The Sisters of the Precious Blood (in Latin: Congregationis Sororum a Pretiosissimo Sanguine, English: sometimes referred to as Congregation sisters of the Most Precious Blood) is a female religious teaching and social congregation of pontifical right[1] founded in Monza in 1874 and still headquartered there as of 2021. It is dedicated to teaching, charity and social works present in Italy, Brazil, Kenya, East Timor, Burma.[2] In 2017, the congregation had 385 sisters in 55 communities.[3][4][5][6]