Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary

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Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis[1]
AbbreviationVSM
NicknameVisitandines
FormationJune 6, 1610; 414 years ago (June 6, 1610)[1]
FounderBishop Francis de Sales
Jane Frances de Chantal[1]
TypeReligious Order of Pontifical Right for women[1]
Members
1,529 members as of 2020[1]
Motto
Latin: Vivet Jésu
English: Live Jesus
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitewww.vistyr.org

The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Latin: Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis), abbreviated VSM and also known as the Visitandines, is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for women. Members of the order are also known as the Salesian Sisters (not to be confused with the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco) or, more commonly as the Visitation Sisters.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (V.S.M.)".
  2. ^ Pernin, Raphael. "Visitation Order". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 26 August 2023.