Established in 1866 at the request of Bishop Verot from the mother-house at Le Puy. Separation from the French mother-house in 1889. The congregation manages missions, academies, and an orphanage, in the Diocese of Saint Augustine. The mother-house is in the city of Saint Augustine.
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