Established | 1848 |
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Founder | Fr. Joaquim Masmitjà i de Puig |
Founded at | Olot, Catalonia, Spain, Colwich, Kansas |
Type | Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Women) |
Purpose | Educational work |
Headquarters | General motherhouse Colwich, Kansas |
Mother General | Mother Mary Magdalen IHM |
Post nominal initials | IHM |
Affiliations | Roman Catholic |
Website | https://www.sistersihmofwichita.org |
Formerly called | Daughters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), founded as the Daughters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic religious teaching institute for women. The institute was founded in the Catalan city of Olot, (Spain) in 1848 by Father Joaquim Masmitjà i de Puig as a means of rebuilding society through the education of young women.[1] A daughter house of the community was founded in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1871, and in 1924 formally separated from the Spanish congregation and was established as a distinct institute.