Daughters of Jesus
Daughters of Jesus
Congregation originally founded, 1809 , at Verona, Italy , by Pietro Leonardi, and joined by several French congregations in 1820 , becoming dependent on the foundation of Kermaria, France . The work of the congregation is the education of youth and the care of the sick poor and of orphans. A provincial house for Canada was established at Three Rivers, 1893 . The congregation has over 200 houses, including schools, hospitals, and orphanages, in Canada, the United States, England , France , and elsewhere. The mother-house is still at Kermaria; religious total over 500.