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Founded in 1820 by the Abbe Pierre Noailles at Bordeaux under the name of Sisters of Loreto. The Institute consists of different congregations, each with its distinctive work, garb, and particular rules, but all under a common constitution and directed by the Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, assisted by a Directress General. The seven distinct branches of the association are:

124. Sisters of the Holy Family proper, or Solitary Sisters, devoted to contemplation
125. Sisters of Saint Joseph, in charge of orphanages
126. Sisters of Loreto, conducting private day schools and boarding schools
127. Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, educational and nursing
128. Sisters of Hope, care of the sick
129. Field Sisters, maintaining agricultural orphanages
130. Sisters of Saint Martha, the lay sisters of the above congregations

The Institute has over 200 houses, in France, England, Italy, Spain, Ceylon, India, South Africa, Canada, the United States, and South America. The mother-house is at Bordeaux.