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The Society of the Sacred Heart (Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation for women established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. Members use the suffix "RSCJ" which stands for ''Religieuses du Sacré Cœur de Jésus'' or ''Religiosa Sanctissimi Cordis Jesu'' or ''Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus''. It has a presence in 41 countries. They should not be confused with the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM), another teaching order of sisters. ==History== Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in the wake of the French Revolution to reveal provide educational opportunities for girls. The manner of life was to be simple without the prescribed austerities of the older orders, which would be incompatible with the work of education. In some houses the religious conducted just one school, but in several places, especially in the larger houses in cities there were at least two schools, a boarding school and a school for poor children.〔(Gimber RSCJ, Frances. "Keepers of the Flame", 2011 )〕 The first convent was opened at Amiens in 1801. Other houses were opened in Grenoble, Poitiers, Niort, and Cuigniers. In 1826 the society obtained the formal approbation of Pope Leo XII and the first cardinal protector was appointed.〔(Stuart, Janet. "The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus." The Catholic Encyclopedia ) Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 22 Sept. 2015〕 Barat remained superior general of the Society from 1806 until her death in 1865. The Society of the Sacred Heart quickly expanded within Europe and beyond.〔("Our heritage", Society of the Sacred Heart, Unied staes - Canada )〕 In 1818 Rose Philippine Duchesne first brought the Society to the Americas, establishing the first free school west of the Mississippi in St. Charles Missouri. The Society opened institutions of higher education for women in Cincinnati, Grand Coteau, Louisiana; Lake Forest, Illinois, New York, Omaha, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Newton, Massachusetts and San Diego.〔 In 1842 the Society came to England in 1842, founding a girl's boarding school at Elm Grove in Roehampton. In 2004 Roehampton federated with three other local colleges to become the University of Roehampton. The Barat House community in Roehampton consists of a group of RSCJ sisters and university students who live in our community house in the grounds of Digby Stuart College.〔(Society of the Sacred Heart, England & Wales )〕 The first RSCJ arrived in New Zealand in 1880. In 1909 RSCJ established a Catholic girls school, Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.〔(Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Remuera, Auckland )〕 Sr. Philomene (Phil) Tiernan, RSCJ of the Australis/New Zealand Province was among the passenges of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over the Ukraine in 2014.〔("MH17 Tragedy: Prayers for Philomene Tiernan RSCJ", Society of the Sacred Heart, International, July 18, 2014 )〕 Between 1906 and 1909, the French government forced the closing of forty-seven houses of the Society in that country, and 2500 religious were dispersed to other countries. The motherhouse was relocated to Ixelles, Belgium. The rule of cloister was removed at the General Chapter of 1964.〔 The first foundation in Uganda was established by six RSCJ in 1962. In 1984 RSCJ took over management of the St. Charles Lwanga Girls' Training Centre, in Kalungu, founded in 1967 by Fr. Emiliano La Croix of the Missionaries of Africa.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Society of the Sacred Heart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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