Congregation of the Holy Union of the Sacred Heart
Congregation of the Holy Union of the Sacred Heart
Founded in Douai, France , 1826 , by Father Jean Baptiste Debrabant, for the education of youth. The congregation has about 80 houses, including schools and academies, in France , Belgium , England , Ireland , Italy , the West Indies, South America, and the United States. The mother-house is in Tournai, Belgium ; the total number of religious is over 1,300.