Mother Marie-Anastasie, formerly Marie-Alexandrine Conduché, (17 November 1833 – 21 April 1878) had her initial formation with her Notre Dame Sisters of the Rodez diocese and later, she founded the Notre-Dame Dominican Congregation of Saint-Rosaire of Monteils.

[1] A relative of theirs, Father Jean Pierre Gavalda, concerned about the rate of illiteracy among the children of the area, decided to work with two intelligent, religious women to provide education.

[2] The young women were sent by Father Gavalda to attend the Sisters of Notre Dame in Saint Julien d'Empare to round out their education.

This moment marks the beginning of the Dominican Sisters Congregation of Our Lady of Rosario of Monteils, which started with the perseverance of Father Gavalda, priest of Bor.

The Congregation was made official on March 30, 1850, by Jean François Croizier, bishop of Rodez, south of France, department of Aveyron.

In 1885, a group of six Sisters from the Congregation crossed the Atlantic Ocean asked by the Dominican Order, and started it in the city of Uberaba, Brazil.