Foundation of the Institute
How did the Institute come into being?

The first days of the year 1877 found Mary of the Passion in Rome. After twelve years of fruitful missionary work in India ... Read more...

Blessed Mary of the Passion (1839-1904)
Foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Born on 21st May 1839 in Nantes, France, into a noble Christian family, Hélène Marie Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville, in religion Mary of the Passion, showed from childhood eminent... Read more...

A young girl of the beginning of the century, living in the Marches region of Italy, opens herself out to the action of the Spirit who inspires her to consecrate herself to God. She becomes a Franciscan Missionary of Mary, a way of life which is both contemplative and active. Read more...

The Martyrs of China
Who were they?

Seven women like ourselves, coming from France, Belgium, Italy and Holland … sent to China for the service of their brothers and sisters for whom, on 9 July 1900, they gave their lives.
Seven religious animated with the desire to serve God, the Church, the mission... Read more...