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On August 15, 1880, Dun Ġużepp Diacono, a humble but bright priest from Victoria and a group of pious youths that he had guided spiritually for various years, gathered in a house that he called Casa di Carità.
They were to become the nucleus of the future Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of Jesus. Soon afterwards, the direction of the group was taken over by Margherita De Brincat, a holy youth from Kerċem who is rightly considered, along with Dun Ġużepp, the co-founders of the congregation.
Madre Margherita and her fellow sisters dedicated their life to the instruction of the poor, including the teaching of lace-making and weaving to earn a living. Throughout its 140 years, the congregation has gone through innumerable ups and downs. Certainly, one of the saddest occurrences is the assassination of Sister Marcellina Tabone who was a missionary in Mirkurphas, Pakistan.
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