The Canonesses of Saint Augustine of the Notre-Dame Congregation (in Latin: Ordinis Canonissarum Regularium S. Augustini Congregationis Nostræ Dominæ) form a teaching female religious congregation of pontifical right.[1] The sisters dedicate themselves to teaching, charities and are present on four continents: Europe (Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary); America (Brazil and Mexico); Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Asia (China and Vietnam) with its headquarters in Rome. In 2017, the congregation had 391 nuns in 80 communities.[2][3][4][5]