Sisters of the Holy Face
For the Benedictine order, see Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face
The Sisters of the Holy Face is a Roman Catholic religious organization for women.[1][2] The members of the order use the abbreviation SSV after their names.[3]
The order was founded in San Fior in Treviso Italy in 1930 by Blessed Maria Pia Mastena (1881-1951). It was initially approved by the Bishop of Vittorio Veneto on December 8, 1936 and the approval of the Congregation of Pontifical Right on 10 December 1947.[1]
The order has 22 houses, including some in Brazil and Indonesia.
See also
- Apostle of the Holy Face
- Holy Face of Jesus
- Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face
- Veronican Sisters of the Holy Face
References
- 1 2 Vatican website: Biography of Maria Pia Mastena'
- ↑ Vatican website: Beatification of Maria Pia Mastena, 13 November 2005
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2007, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City, ISBN 978-88-209-7908-9 page 1723
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