Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity

Adoratrices Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1856 by Saint María Micaela of the Blessed Sacrament in Madrid, Spain.

History

The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity was founded in 1856 in Spain.[1] Founder Maria Michaela Desmaisieres was elected Mother General in 1859.[2]

There have been allegations that, for decades, under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, the girls and young women -- often those who were unmarried ("fallen") young mothers, left-wing activists or otherwise seen as rebellious -- were placed in the order's convents, where they were required to work without remuneration, made to suffer psychological distress, and, in some cases, had their babies stolen from them to be placed with "more traditional" families.[3]

Current work

As of 2008, there were about 1,300 members in 22 countries, including Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam, and most Latin American countries.[4]

Project "Hope", founded in 1999, includes three homes for women who have been involved in prostitution or human trafficking.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Historia de la Congregación". Adoratrices.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. "St. Maria Michaela Desmaisieres". Catholic Online. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "'Premiar a las monjas Adoratrices es una burla a la Memoria Histórica'". Publico.es. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. Testa, Mirko (12 June 2008). "Nuns Help Prostitutes Heal, Give Them Hope". ZENIT. Innovative Media Inc. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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