The Story

Our history as Little Missionaries of the Sacred Heart begins 100 years ago. The date of erection is June 23, 1922. In 1950 we received the decree of “Congregation Of Pontifical Right.”.

Our Foundress, Mother Clotilde Gigli, originally from Empoli, was a member of the French Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition.

She served both as a teacher in Malta and in Tunisia as a nurse, but due to illness she had to return to Italy and to recover her health she was sent to Antignano.

Here he met Msgr. Melani, pastor of the Pieve, who urged her to ask her congregation to work in the parish and care for the children and young people who, left to their own devices, were swarming in stretches of the sea.

After various vicissitudes in 1914 with other two nuns decided to stay in Antignano and continue the apostolate he had started in 1910.

This caused them to break away from the congregation where they had lived with love and dedication but which did not accept Mother Clotilde's desire to devote herself to children, young people and the humble apostolate in the parish.

The three sisters led a very simple life alternating prayer with educating the little ones, embroidery work with the young girls and visiting the sick. In the parish, in addition to teaching catechism, preparing all liturgical feasts, they were responsible for keeping the sacristy, the custody of the sacred vestments and decorations for the feasts.

Obedient to Bishop Monsignor Piccioni, they attempted to join other existing Institutes in Livorno but to no avail. Bishop Melani supported the sisters throughout the time of discernment until the new Institute was configured, that since 1916 after the opening in the house of the first center of the Apostleship of Prayer, the
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English Text Translation (The Story)