Chevalier Family
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The Chevalier Family is an informal group of Roman Catholic religious congregations founded or inspired by Jules Chevalier
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The group consists of three congregations:
together with lay associates
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There are many schools associated with the Family.
Jules Chevalier
Jules Chevalier , was a French Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic orders, and the inspiration for the members of the Chevalier Family.Born in Richelieu, France, he was initially apprenticed as a shoemaker...
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The group consists of three congregations:
- The Missionaries of the Sacred HeartMissionaries of the Sacred HeartThe Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
(MSC) - The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred HeartDaughters of Our Lady of the Sacred HeartThe Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1874 by Jules Chevalier, and one of the members of the Chevalier Family....
(FDNSC) - The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred HeartMissionary Sisters of the Sacred HeartThe Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic order, founded on 25 March 1900 in Germany by a Dutch MSC, Fr. Hubert Linckens. It is a member of the Chevalier Family....
together with lay associates
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
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There are many schools associated with the Family.