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The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (French: Religieuses du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus; Latin: Religiosae Sanctissimi Cordis Jesu), abbreviated RSCJ, is a Catholic centralized religious institute of consecrated life of pontifical right for women established in France by Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami, Florida; Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, Connecticut; Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York City, New York; Convent of the Sacred Heart (aka 'Seminary' & 'Academy' of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart), St. Joseph, Missouri 1855–1960; Colegio del Sagrado Corazón, Puerto Rico
In 2007, the School offered to purchase the former Kenwood Academy from the Society of the Sacred Heart for $7.2 million. The Society rejected the offer. [7] In March 2008, the Board of Trustees of Doane Stuart announced it had decided to end its affiliation with the Network of Sacred Heart Schools [8] due to religious differences. [4] At about ...
At the time of Father Coudrin's death in 1837, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary had 276 priests and brothers and 1125 sisters. In 1840 the Brothers founded a house in Louvain, Belgium. The Brothers settled in Spain (1880), the Netherlands (1892), England (1894) and the United States (1905). [3]
The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart; the first Convent of the Sacred Heart in England. [2] The Society had been founded in France in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat ( canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution (1789–1799).
In 1939, the Sisters of the Sacred Heart took over the Priory of St. Augustine, in Old Colwyn, Wales—originally built as a hotel—from a community of Augustinian nuns. Over the years it has served as a holiday home for the Sisters, a guest house and a residential nursing home. In 2010, the Congregation opened it as a retreat house. [8]
The school celebrated its centenary in 2015. This was marked by alumni events and the collation of artifacts for a time capsule to be opened in 2065. Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1915, Beechwood retains its founders' traditions but today welcomes pupils of all faiths. Beechwood's headmaster is Mr Justin Foster-Gandey.
Marymount International School or Marymount London is a selective private day and boarding school for girls in Kingston, London. It was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1955 to educate the children of overseas business, industrial, and diplomatic dynasties with a presence in the UK.