Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, acronym H.S.C.,[1] is an institute of consecrated life established in 1881 by the Italian priest St. Benedict Menni (1841–1914).

It is devoted to poor sick people, especially the mentally handicapped, and elderly persons.

Bibliography
  • Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2007, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2007. ISBN 978-88-209-7908-9.
  • Guerrino Pelliccia e Giancarlo Rocca (curr.), Dizionario degli Istituti di Perfezione (10 voll.), Edizioni paoline, Milano 1974–2003.

References
  1. Ann. Pont. 2007, p. 1657.


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