Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
AbbreviationICM
Established1897; 127 years ago (1897)
FounderMother Marie Louise De Meester, ICM
Founded atMulagumudu, India
TypeCentralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women)
PurposeEducational, social and foreign mission work
HeadquartersGeneralate
Rome, Italy
Region served
Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa
Members
790
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Formerly called
Missionary Canonesses of St. Augustine (1897-1963)

The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (I.C.M.) are a Roman Catholic religious institute of pontifical right of women, dedicated to the service of those in need in the Third World.