DSHJ Congregation

Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

“women inflamed with the love of God.”

Benaglio Province
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DSHJ Congregation

Our Mission

To promote the life of person’s and make visible the charity of the Heart of Jesus.

DSHJ Congregation

Our Vision

To be a significant presence in education at various levels, in the field of health, social work and among people, recognizable by the testimony inspired by the charism of the Founders and made visible by the quality of the relationships and the services for the person, in the various institutions of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Our Founders

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St. Teresa Verzeri

St. Teresa Verzeri was born on July 31, 1801, in Bergamo, Italy, into the noble Verzeri family. From her early childhood, she showed a deep love for God, a gentle heart, and a virtuous spirit.

Moved by divine inspiration, she founded the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on February 8, 1831, together with the founder, Monsignor Joseph Benaglio, in Bergamo. Her mission was to serve God by forming hearts in love, faith, and service.

Msgr. Joseph Benaglio

Joseph Benaglio was born in Bergamo on 22nd November 1767, Ordained a priest in September 1790, at the age of twenty-two. He is the co founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus together with Saint Teresa Verzeri.

Inspired by the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and with deep desire to spread the fragrance of it, he became a co founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Our Values

Charity of the Heart of Jesus

Professionalism

Cordiality in relations

Respect for the differences

Solidarity

Justice

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Our Founders' Words

St. Teresa Verzeri
Foundress, DSHJ Congregation
Jesus Christ has given you and your Institute the precious gift of His Heart, so that you may learn holiness from no one else, since He is the inexhaustible source of true holiness.
Msgr. Joseph Benaglio
Founder, DSHJ Congregation
“Whoever fixes his gaze on the image of the venerable servant of God is immediately struck by that imprint of recollection, of penance, of prayer, of a life more heavenly than earthly, imprinted in the features and in the attitude of the person, and almost subjugated by an intimate conviction exclaims: – “This is a saint!”
St. Teresa Verzeri
Foundress, DSHJ Congregation
Jesus Christ has given you and your Institute the precious gift of His Heart, so that you may learn holiness from no one else, since He is the inexhaustible source of true holiness.
Msgr. Joseph Benaglio
Founder, DSHJ Congregation
“Whoever fixes his gaze on the image of the venerable servant of God is immediately struck by that imprint of recollection, of penance, of prayer, of a life more heavenly than earthly, imprinted in the features and in the attitude of the person, and almost subjugated by an intimate conviction exclaims: – “This is a saint!”