• Source: Faithful Companions of Jesus

      • The Faithful Companions of Jesus Sisters (FCJ Sisters, French: Fidèles compagnes de Jésus) is a Christian religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church directly subject to the Pope. It was founded in Amiens in France in 1820 by Marie Madeleine de Bonnault d'Houët.


      Service


      The FCJ sisters can be found in the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.


      In Australia


      The FCJ sisters first arrived in Australia in 1882 and soon founded a school in Richmond, an inner suburb in Melbourne. Vaucluse College FCJ was soon at capacity, so land was purchased in Kew. They built a new convent and boarding school which marked the establishment of Genazzano FCJ College. In 1900 the Sisters set up a school in Benalla called FCJ College and in 1968 founded Stella Maris Convent and boarding school in Frankston, Victoria. The Stella Maris Convent and Vaucluse College FCJ have since closed.
      Today, FCJ communities exist around the country.
      In 2002 the Sisters joined with those in Indonesia and the Philippines to form a new province—the Province of Asia-Australia. New foundations are to be established elsewhere in South East Asia.


      In literature


      An interesting perspective on the FCJ sisters is given in God's Callgirl, the autobiography of Carla van Raay (Australia, 2004) in which the author describes joining the institute at the age of 18 in 1956, and her subsequent 12 years as a novice and sister, before voluntarily leaving at the age of 30. Vaucluse College FCJ, Genazzano FCJ College and Benalla are all mentioned in the book. This period coincided with Vatican II, which resulted in a number of strict rules being relaxed.


      Schools


      Sourced from the fcjsisters website.


      = Australia

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      Genazzano FCJ College, Melbourne
      FCJ College Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
      Vaucluse College, Richmond, Victoria (closed 2000)


      = Europe

      =


      Belgium


      St. John's International School, Waterloo (until its sale in 2016)


      Ireland


      FCJ Secondary, Bunclody
      Laurel Hill Coláiste, Limerick
      Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick


      Jersey


      FCJ Primary School, St Saviour, Jersey


      United Kingdom


      England
      Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, Liverpool
      Gumley House Convent School, London
      Maria Fidelis RC Convent School, London
      Newlands School, Middlesbrough (merged with St David's School in 2009)
      Poles Convent, Ware, Hertfordshire (closed in 1986; merged with St Edmund's College)
      St Joseph's Convent, Hartlepool (now English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College)
      Upton Hall School, Upton, Merseyside
      Hollies Convent FCJ School, Manchester. Founded 1853, closed in 1985.
      Stella Maris Convent, Broadstairs
      St. Victoire's Convent, Hackney, London


      = North America

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      St. Mary's High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      Saint Philomena School, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA


      Notes




      External links


      FCJ Sisters – International website

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