Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts

We are a religious family in a Church founded in Lecce (Italy) on March 25, 1885 by Don Filippo Smaldone, who officially called the "Institute of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts" with a special charisma consisting in revealing the merciful love of God to the marginal people of that time, conducting, as the main apostolate, the evangelization of the deaf-mutes through their education. 

The name Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts was chosen by the founder to refer to the model of spirituality in St. Francis de Sales, characterized by the attention to the person, especially if in need, and by the merciful and maternal love of hearts of Jesus and Mary. The Institute received the diocesan decree of canonical erection on January 27, 1895, the decree of praise from Benedict XV on November 30, 1915; and it was recognized as a pontifical right by Pius XI on  June 21, 1925.