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The Adoresrs of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre is a Catholic order of Benedictine nuns.

History

They were founded by a Frenchwoman, Marie Adele Garnier (Mother Marie de Saint-Pierre) in Paris in 1901. In 1905 with the diestablishment of the French catholic church the order was relocated to London where they established themselves in Bayswater Road at Tyburn Convent near the sire of Tyburn tree where 105 Catholic martyrs - including Saint Oliver Plunkett and Saint edmund Campion - were executed during and following the English Reformation from 1535 to 1681. Attached to their convent the nuns have established a shrine to the English martyrs.

Devotion

Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has continued night and day ever since the convent was established. Pilgrims and tourists from all over the world visit the shrine, finding a spiritual oasis in the midst of one of central London's busiest areas.

Expansion

The Tyburn community has opened other monasteries in Scotland, [[Roman Catholicism in Ireland|Ireland (at Cobh, New Zealand (near Auckland), Australia (at Riverstone, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Rome each monastery maintains Perpetual Adoration.

External links

• Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary website (retrieved 14 December 2011)
• "Missionary Sisters of the Sciety of Mary (SMSM)", Faith central website (retrieved 14 December 2011)

Source

• O'Meeghan S.M., Michael (2003). Steadfast in hope: The Story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850-2000. Wellington: Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)