[1] It is not to be confused with the Society of the Holy Cross, SSC (Societas Sanctae Crucis), which is an international order of Anglo-Catholic priests within the Anglican tradition.
In 1925 Mark Trollope, the Anglican bishop in Seoul, founded SHC as a local religious order, but support from the Community of St Peter continued until 1950.
Sister Mary Clare CSP came from Woking to assume office as the first Reverend Mother (superior) of the new Society of the Holy Cross.
During the Korean War, Mother Mary Clare refused the opportunity from the British embassy to evacuate from Seoul, opting to stay with her congregation.
Initially they opened a branch house convent in England, but this closed again in November 2010 as a result of the administrative difficulties experienced in obtaining visas for the sisters to come to the United Kingdom.