Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (sponsoring religious community)

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The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute of women founded in the 17th century, dedicated to a contemplative and educational apostolate inspired by the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious institute ⓘ
religious order of women ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Visitation Nuns ⓘ
linked to: Visitandine nuns

Visitation Order ⓘ
clericalStatus non-clerical institute ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
devotion Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary

Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
educationalFocus girls' education ⓘ
educationalInstitutionType Visitation schools and academies ⓘ
emphasizesVirtue charity ⓘ
gentleness ⓘ
humility ⓘ
formationIncludes Salesian spiritual formation ⓘ
foundedBy Francis de Sales ⓘ
Jane Frances de Chantal ⓘ
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
genderRestriction women ⓘ
governanceForm superior general with autonomous monasteries ⓘ
habitColor black habit with white veil (for many communities) ⓘ
hasApostolate contemplative prayer ⓘ
education ⓘ
hasBranch active communities ⓘ
cloistered monasteries ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus pontifical right institute ⓘ
hasGlobalPresence North America ⓘ
multiple countries in Europe ⓘ
other regions worldwide ⓘ
hasMainCharism contemplative life ⓘ
hasMembersCalled Visitandines ⓘ
hasRule Rule influenced by Francis de Sales ⓘ
inspiredBy spirituality of Francis de Sales ⓘ
spirituality of Jane Frances de Chantal ⓘ
lifeStyle community life in monasteries or convents ⓘ
liturgicalRite Latin Rite ⓘ
mottoTradition gentleness and humility of heart ⓘ
namedAfter Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
prayerPractice Eucharistic adoration ⓘ
Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ
mental prayer ⓘ
primaryMission sanctification of members through prayer and community life ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousType monastic congregation ⓘ
spiritualTradition Salesian spirituality ⓘ
vows chastity ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ

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Georgetown Visitation Academy → ownership → Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (sponsoring religious community) ⓘ