The Association of the Holy Family of Bordeaux was founded in France in 1820 by Pierre-Bienvenu Noailles, a canon of that city.
He entered the seminary of Saint Sulpice in Paris in 1816 and was ordained on June 5, 1819.
[3] With the encouragement of Bishop Charles-François d'Aviau Du Bois de Sanzay, Noailles established the Holy Family Sisters, whose first apostolate was the care of orphans.
[3] The Holy Family Sisters arrived in Leeds in 1853 and started basic education classes for children.
As well as their work in education, their ministry included visiting the sick in their homes.