Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús

Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús
Abbreviation	Jesuitinas
Formation	8 December 1871
Type	Catholic religious order
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Key people	Saint Candida Maria de Jesus – founder
Website	www.hijasdejesus.org

The Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús (Daughters of Jesus) is a Roman Catholic Congregation founded on December 8, 1871 in Salamanca by Saint Cándida María de Jesús, together with five other women. They were assisted by Jesuit Father Miguel José Herranz.^[1] Known as the Jesuitinas in Spain, their work is primarily educational, and includes the founding of schools and colleges.

The Congregation is devoted to education in all its forms, and is inspired in the spirituality of St. Ignatius, offering Ignatian spiritual exercises.^[1]

The Congregation expanded rapidly in Spain and in 1911, it began its first international expansion to Brazil^[1], followed by China in 1931. Since then, the Congregation continued their work of evangelization through education and today, can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, China, Spain, the Philippines, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Taiwan and Venezuela.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Founder of Daughters of Jesus, Mother Candida, to Be Canonized (Feb 24, 2010). Elena Villa, Carmen. Zenit News Agency. Retrieved Feb 25, 2010.
2. ^ www.hijasdejesus.org - Where We Are. Retrieved Feb 25, 2010.

External links

• Hijas de Jesús official website
• Hijas de Jesús Philippines

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