ABOUT US
Franciscan Sisters Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the service of the Church in the Middle East
HISTORY
From the West to the East in 1872, missionary jealousy drove the Congregation of Muslims to Turkey, Constantinople and from there to some islands in the Mediterranean.
MISSION
The sisters are dedicated to spreading and preserving the Catholic faith through various activities: prayer, education, charity and pastoral care.
COMMUNITIES
Province "St. Elizabeth" consists of missions in three countries: Cyprus, Lebanon and Bulgaria. There are three communities in Cyprus, one in Lebanon and two in Bulgaria. There are a total of thirty-seven sisters.
CONGREGATION OF FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS
OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Divine Providence intertwines the history of the Congregation - from its founding to the present day, with the events of ordinary life; Our founders listened intently to Divine Providence, "admiring the many and innumerable ways in which it must reach its ends."