We, the Sisters of the Congregation of Jesus have, as our inspiration and inheritance, the vision of Mary Ward, who is our Prophetic Foundress (1585-1645).
Mary Ward was bom on January 23rd 1585, in Elizabethan England, at the time of the great religious intolerance. As a woman of great faith that she was, she saw the need for a sound religious education for young women who would assume responsibilities in society and in the church, for she said, 'women in time to come will do much'.
A woman of vision, Mary saw the potential of women and the need for their education.
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