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Revision as of 13:06, 24 April 2020
Salesian Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (in Italian Salesiane Oblate del Sacro Cuore di Gesù with the abbreviation S.O.S.C.[1]) is an institute of religious sisters of pontifical right of Italian origen founded by Salesian Bishop Mgr. Giuseppe Cognata in 1933 at Bova Marina, Italy. The institute belongs to the Salesian Family.
History
The institute was founded on December 8, 1933 in Bova Marina by Mgr. Cognata, Bishop of the Diocesis of Bova (1933-1940).[2] It was approved as institute of pontifical right on January 16, 1962 and it was recognized by the Italian State on December 26, 1962. The Holy See gave to it the decree of praise on January 24, 1972;[2] appartiene alla famiglia salesiana dal 24 dicembre 1983.[3]
Activities and expansion
The Salesian Oblates are dedicated to Christian education of the youth: they have kindergartents, schools, youth centres (oratories) and pastoral centers.[2]
Besides Italy, their original country, they have communities in Bolivia and Peru:[4] la sede generalizia è a Tivoli.[1] By 2005, there were 235 Salesian Oblates in 66 communities.[1]
Bibliografy
- 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.