is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
Their mission is primarily for the care of the sick in hospitals and subsequently for the education of youth.
[1] This religious institute was founded in Verona, Italy, in 1840, by bd.
Luigia Poloni,[2][3] the first superior, who assumed the name of "mother Vincent Mary".
The sisters have houses in Albania, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Tanzania[4] and the Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Verona, Italy; in 2008 there are 1029 sisters around the world.