Poor Clare Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament
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TheMissionary Clarisses of the Most Holy Sacrament(in SpanishMisioneras Clarisas del Santísimo Sacramento) is a femalereligious instituteof pontifical right. The sisters of this congregation use the initialsM.C.[1]
History
[edit]The congregation originates from the missionary community founded inCuernavacain 1945 byManuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa(1904–1981), a Clarisse sacramentarian nun. On June 22, 1951, the Holy See authorized the community in Cuernavaca to separate from the Clarisse sacramentarians and establish itself as a congregation dedicated to active apostolate. The constitutions of the Missionary Clarisses obtained pontifical approval on May 5, 1953.[2]
Activities and Spread
[edit]The religious sisters of the institute engage in various forms ofapostolate,such as education, catechesis, assistance to the sick, and missions. They also dedicate themselves to the adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament in a spirit of reparation.[2]
The sisters are present in the Americas (Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Asia (South Korea, Japan, India, Indonesia), Africa (Nigeria, Sierra Leone), and Europe (Ireland, Italy, Russia). The generalate is located in Rome, in theMonte Sacroarea.[1]
As of the end of 2008, thecongregationhad 576 religious in 59 houses.[1]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2010,Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City 2010. ISBN 978-88-209-8355-0.
Guerrino Pelliccia e Giancarlo Rocca (curr.),Dizionario degli Istituti di Perfezione(DIP), 10 vols., Edizioni paoline, Milan 1974–2003.
