Sisters of the Infant Jesus, sometimes referred to as the "Infant Jesus Sisters" and previously also known as the "Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus" or the "Ladies of Saint Maur", is a Roman Catholic missionary religious institute. It officially counts the date of foundation from 1662, when Father Nicolas Barré, a Minim priest, gathered some poor young women for the gratuitous instruction in Rouen, France.
The foundation suggested to Jean-Baptiste de La Salle the idea of accomplishing similar work for boys.
Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus were among the pioneer missionaries in Malaya and Japan.
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