Abbreviation | ASCJ |
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Formation | May 30, 1894 |
Founder | Bd. Clelia Merloni |
Founded at | Viareggio, Italy |
Type | Catholic religious order |
Purpose | To bring the tender love of Christ to the poor, orphans, widows and the abandoned. |
Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
Region served | Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe |
Members | 1,200 |
Motto | Latin: Caritas Christi Urgent Nos English: The Love of Christ Inspires Us |
Superior General | Mother Miriam Cunha Sobrinha, ASCJ |
Councilors | List
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Parent organization | Catholic Church |
Website | ascjus |
Formerly called | Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
The Congregation of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (ASCJ), previously known as the Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is an international congregation of religious women, founded in Viareggio, Italy, in 1894, by the Blessed Mother Clelia Merloni (1861–1930).