The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (known in the United States as the RSHM and in other parts of the world as RSCM ) are a global Roman Catholic community of about 900 apostolic religious women. The institute was founded in 1849 in Béziers , France by Father Jean Gailhac and Appollonie Pelissier-Cure. Today the diversity of ministries include educational, pastoral and social services.
30-627: The community is not to be confused with the Religious of the Sacred Heart, another name for the Society of the Sacred Heart , who use the abbreviation RSCJ. The Institute of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) was founded on February 24, 1849 in Béziers, France by Fr. Jean Gailhac and Appollonie Pelissier-Cure, (Mother St. Jean). A group of women gathered together to form a community which took over
60-551: A cobbler , a millinery , a blacksmith shop, a post office , six bars, and nine brothels. In 1821, Mrs. Charles Smith, widow of a wealthy planter in Opelousas , donated land, a two-story building, and funds to pay for the travel expenses of two nuns from St. Charles, Missouri . The two nuns of the Religious of the Sacred Heart founded a convent and a school that became the Academy of
90-721: A detachment of the regiment, Captain A. C. Mathews commanding, was engaged in the Battle of Grand Coteau . On November 9, they moved on to New Orleans . Although thousands of Union troops were encamped in the fields surrounding the Academy during the Civil War , the school was not touched. In the 19th century the population of Grand Coteau grew with African-Americans , free people of color , Acadians , Creoles , French , Irish , and German immigrants. The town retains examples of Victorian architecture from its mid-19th-century boom. Grand Coteau
120-470: A female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.32. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
150-475: A group of RSCJ sisters and university students who live in the community house in the grounds of Digby Stuart College. The Duchesne House is also a registered care house for elderly sisters. Its community plays an active role in the pastoral care of pupils at the nearby Sacred Heart Primary School. The first RSCJ arrived in New Zealand in 1880. In 1909 RSCJ established a Catholic girls school, Baradene College of
180-525: A home for children with disabilities. Association Mondiale des Anciennes et Anciens du Sacré-Coeur (AMASC) is a worldwide organization of alumnae and alumni of Sacred Heart schools established in 1960 to cooperate effectively with the Society of the Sacred Heart in its mission and ministries. One of its projects is providing support for the Sacred Heart School at Kyamusansala Hill, Uganda. Support included
210-573: A school for poor children. The first convent was opened at Amiens in 1801. Other houses were opened in Grenoble, Niort, Poitiers and Cuigniers. In 1826 the society obtained the formal approbation of Pope Leo XII and the first cardinal protector was appointed. 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. In 1818 Rose Philippine Duchesne first brought
240-545: Is known that the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus had enslaved persons in Grand Coteau, Louisiana ; Convent, Louisiana; Natchitoches, Louisiana ; and St. Louis and Florissant, Missouri ." In September 2018, the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau dedicated "a monument in the parish cemetery naming the enslaved persons of the convent known to be buried there. The museum at the school will have an area dedicated to
270-535: Is part of the Opelousas–; Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area . The town is a center for local farming. As of 2018 , the mayor is Patrick Richard. The first known land grant by the colonial Louisiana government was in 1776 in the area referred to as Buzzard Prairie . In the early 19th century, Buzzard Prairie served as a stopping point for travelers between Washington, Louisiana , and St. Martinville, Louisiana . The thriving community had two bakeries ,
300-619: The Institute, and elects the Institute leadership team. The smallest unit of government is the local community , who, with a local coordinator, work in relationship with the provincial . Provincial government is divided into Provinces and Regions. The RSHM provinces are as follows: As of 2023, the community serves in 14 countries. RSHM work in colleges and universities, secondary and elementary schools. RSHM serve in parishes and prisons, in hospitals and nursing homes, in studios and social centers, in retreat houses and retirement homes. Religious of
330-543: The Jesuits and most of the families of their students, the communities of the Religious of the Sacred Heart, from the time of Philippine until the Civil War, owned, bought and sold enslaved persons in the slave states of Missouri and Louisiana. Enslaved persons built the buildings, made the bricks and sustained the foundations. They worked side by side with the sisters, taking care of the children, cooking, washing and gardening. ... It
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#1732863214076360-531: The Sacred Heart The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ( French : Religieuses du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus ; Latin : Religiosae Sanctissimi Cordis Jesu ), abbreviated RSCJ , is a Catholic centralized religious institute of consecrated life of pontifical right for women established in France by Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in
390-559: The Sacred Heart . The Jesuits arrived in 1837 when St. Charles College was built. The settlement that grew up around the schools was called St. Charles Town before it was changed to Grand Coteau. Grand Coteau is derived from the French meaning "great hill." On October 3, 1863, the Campaign of the Teche was commenced. The Ninety-ninth infantry regiment of Illinois was in several skirmishes, and
420-529: The Sacred Heart in Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand. Sr. Philomene (Phil) Tiernan, RSCJ of the Australis/New Zealand Province was among the passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine in 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
450-480: The Sacred Heart of Mary are administrators, teachers, social workers , artists, lawyers, health care personnel, musicians, librarians, spiritual directors , and others. As a religious institute and a non-governmental organization (NGO), RSHM place its resources at the service of those who are most in need of justice, enabling the powerless, the deprived, the marginalized, the voiceless to work effectively for their own development and liberation. Society of
480-500: The Sacred Heart – Grand Coteau in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, and to provide professional development for faculty and staff and/or course curriculum to students on inclusion and diversity." The Society came to England in 1842, founding a girl's boarding school at Elm Grove in Roehampton. That school evolved into a teacher training school Digby Stuart College . The Sisters have been involved in education ever since, and founded schools around
510-616: 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; Torresdale (a suburb of Philadelphia), Pennsylvania; San Diego; Omaha; St. Louis; San Francisco; Seattle and Newton, Massachusetts. Along with bishops, priests,
540-513: The construction of a residential school which as of 2015 provides education for 530 girls. The society holds NGO status at the UN as a special consultant with the Economic and Social Council. Grand Coteau, Louisiana Grand Coteau is a town in St. Landry Parish , Louisiana , United States. The population was 947 at the 2010 census . Grand Coteau is on Interstate 49 south of Opelousas and
570-493: The convent’s history and acknowledgment of its role in slavery. The names of all known enslaved persons will be part of this area of the museum. A plaque will be placed at the slave quarters naming those living there in its first years." "The Society of the Sacred Heart announced the creation of the Cor Unum Scholarship to provide tuition assistance to African American students desiring a Sacred Heart education at Schools of
600-529: The country. Most are no longer directly run by the order but are under its trusteeship or the diocese. In 2004 Digby Stuart College federated with three other local colleges to become the University of Roehampton . The RSCJ Sisters are active members of the university governing body. The England and Wales province is largely centered in Roehampton where it maintains two houses. The Barat House community consists of
630-521: The direction of a shelter for women and an orphanage. The Institute grew rapidly and by the time the original group made their first profession in May 1851 their number had grown to ten. During her time as superior, a boarding school for girls was begun. In a short time, the sisters expanded their ministry beyond France. The rule of life of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, the RSHM Constitutions,
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#1732863214076660-401: The town was 30.77% White , 67.69% African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.29% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 0.10% from other races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population. There were 377 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 24.1% had
690-557: The town. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 947 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 71.0% Black, 26.0% White, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 0.6% from two or more races. 2.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 377 households, and 260 families living in the town. The population density was 427.1 inhabitants per square mile (164.9/km ). There were 407 housing units at an average density of 167.1 per square mile (64.5/km ). The racial makeup of
720-465: The wake of the French Revolution to 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
750-738: The world. Members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls' education . There are about 75 RSCJ in the Province of England and Wales. Since 1979, members of the Llannerchwen Community have operated a retreat centre near Brecon, Wales. Some sisters are also involved in individual ministries in Fenham, Newcastle. In Uganda and Kenya, sisters are involved in teaching from Primary level to University level, in counseling, pastoral work, development of village women, work in prisons, health care, AIDS education, home-based care of those with AIDS and
780-407: Was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 19,943, and the median income for a family was $ 26,528. Males had a median income of $ 21,992 versus $ 16,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 9,728. About 25.2% of families and 29.2% of the population were below
810-601: Was approved on the diocesan level in 1850, the canonical level in 1880 and revised in 1983. The major authority of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary is the General Superior , who, with the General Council have residence in Rome, Italy. Smaller units of the institute, known as Provinces , have their own government in relationship to the general government. The general chapter sets goals and establishes priorities for
840-674: Was brought in as an advisor and she allowed each convent to keep their own double entry accounts , but in English. 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 . As of 2023 more than 1,800 religious serve in 41 countries around
870-541: Was home to Sacred Heart Colored School and St. Peter Claver High School. Grand Coteau is located at 30°25′8″N 92°2′53″W / 30.41889°N 92.04806°W / 30.41889; -92.04806 (30.418861, -92.048174). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km ), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 776 people, 296 households, and 182 families residing in
900-587: Was relocated to Ixelles, Belgium. The rule of cloister was removed at the General Chapter of 1964. In 1882, five nuns of the Sacred Heart arrived in Sydney to found a school which they did at Rose Bay. The Society of the Sacred Heart was still active in Australia in the twentieth century. For many years their management was unusual because of its methods and the accounts were all kept in French. Ann Margaret Magoffin
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