Sisters of the Holy Face

For the Benedictine order, see Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face.
Motherhouse of the congregation, the Holy Face Institute in San Fior, Italy

The Sisters of the Holy Face (Sororum a Sancto Vultu) abbreviated SSV,[1] also known as the Institute of Sisters of the Holy Countenance), are a congregation in the Roman Catholic Church.[2] The congregation was founded in San Fior in Treviso Italy in 1930 by Blessed Maria Pia Mastena.

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2007, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City, ISBN 978-88-209-7908-9 page 1723
  2. ^ Vatican website: Beatification of Maria Pia Mastena, 13 November 2005