| Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús |
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| Abbreviation | Jesuitinas |
| Formation | 8 December 1871 |
| Type | Catholic religious order |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Key people | Saint Candida Maria de Jesus – founder |
| Website | www.hijasdejesus.org |
The Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús (Daughters of Jesus) is a Roman Catholic Congregation founded on December 8, 1871 in Salamanca by Saint Cándida María de Jesús, together with five other women. They were assisted by Jesuit Father Miguel José Herranz.[1] Known as the Jesuitinas in Spain, their work is primarily educational, and includes the founding of schools and colleges.
The Congregation is devoted to education in all its forms, and is inspired in the spirituality of St. Ignatius, offering Ignatian spiritual exercises.[1]
The Congregation expanded rapidly in Spain and in 1911, it began its first international expansion to Brazil[1], followed by China in 1931. Since then, the Congregation continued their work of evangelization through education and today, can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, China, Spain, the Philippines, Italy, Japan, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Taiwan and Venezuela.[2]
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