Mission is our passion

In France, in Africa, in the world!

The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles was founded in 1876 in France, in Vénissieux near Lyon, by Father Augustin Planque, first Superior General of the Society of African Missions (SMA), for the first evangelization in Africa.

Our congregation is an institute of consecrated life, of pontifical right, and legally recognized in France.

We are at the service of evangelization, education, health and social support.
We support the most vulnerable people.

We are 622 sisters in the world, of 20 nationalities .

Our 123 communities are spread across 21 countries, mainly in Africa .

67 young people are in training in international postulates and novitiates each year.

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La mission auprès des personnes en fragilité, des femmes, des jeunes et des enfants est notre priorité.

Vos dons nous aident à développer des projets éducatifs, sanitaires, des centres de formation pour jeunes filles descolarisées, des centres nutritionnels, des foyers pour enfants de la rue et l'animation auprès des femmes en milieu rural.

Dons avec reçu fiscal
Pour soutenir des projets au Bénin, au Burkina Faso, en Côte d'Ivoire, au Liban, en Centrafrique, au Liberia et en Tanzanie

  • Reçu fiscal autorisant une réduction de votre impôt sur le revenu à concurrence de 66 % de vos dons, dans la limite de 20 % de votre revenu imposable. 
  • Les dons des entreprises sont aussi déductibles de leur bénéfice imposable à concurrence de 5 % de leur chiffre d’affaires (Articles 200 et 238 bis du code général des impôts). 
  • La congrégation peut recevoir des legs exonérés de droit de succession

Dons sans reçu fiscal
Plusieurs soutiens possibles :
  • Prendre en charge un abonnement
  • Parrainer un dispensaire, une école
  • Aider au financement de voyages
  • Parrainer une Sœur en formation ou dont l’activité n’est pas rémunérée
  • Soutenir la vie des communautés
  • S’engager à prier pour une communauté, un pays
  • Faire connaître l’Institut

Un immense merci pour votre soutien !

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Youth events

Initiatives to make missionary life known and participate in it

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Pastoral

Parish, hospital and college chaplaincy Pastoral Health Missionary Pastoral in France Childcare Catechumenate Teaching

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Ecology Solidarity Child protection

Actions to raise awareness and reflect on current issues

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Missiology

Theological and pastoral reflection on mission. Activities. Resources. Publications.

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Permanent formation

Sessions, spiritual retreats on missionary commitment

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Communication

Our magazines: En correspondance and France Horizons. The calendar Leaflets

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The founder

The founder

Father Augustin Planque (1826-1907)

The name of Our Lady of the Apostles

The name of Our Lady of the Apostles

Reproduction of the icon made by Philippe Lejeune, offered to the provincial house by the Fathers of the African Missions of Lyon, for the centenary of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Apostles, May 22, 1977.

History until 1920

History until 1920

De la Maison Mère (Vénissieux) à 1920

2 novitiates and 7 international postulates

Novitiates: Ivory Coast (Abengourou), Nigeria (Ibadan), Lebanon (Kab-Elias) *** Postulates: Burkina-Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Lebanon, Nigeria In Togo In Tanzania

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Algeria

(1937) HENNAYA

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Argentina

(1982) BUENOS AIRES

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Benign

(1878) COTONOU * HEVIE * DJOUGOU * OUIDAH * PARAKOU * POBE * SAVE * TANGUIETTA

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Botswana

(2008) FRANCISTOWN * MAUN

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Burkina Faso

(1942) Ouagadougou * Diabo * Fada N'Gourma * Tibga

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Central African Republic

(2021) BOSSANGOA

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Ivory Coast

(1899) ABIDJAN * ABENGOUROU * ADZOPE * BOUAKE * DIVO * FERKESSEDOUGOU* GAGNOA * GRAND-BASSAM* TANDA * TANGRELA

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Egypt

(1881) CAIRO: CHOUBRA, MEADI, ZEITOUN * ALEXANDRIA *ASSIUT *GUIRGA* MELLAWI *TANTA

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France

(1876) 13 communities

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Ghana

(1883) CAPE COAST * ACCRA * BEPOASE * BRAFOYAW * DUAYAW NKWANTA * ELMINA * HWIDIEM * KENYASI * NKWANTA * SUNYAN * TECHIMANTIA * VROOMDORP

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Holland

(1936) Cadier in Keer

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Common spiritual heritage

An international team of Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles and Fathers of the African Missions to discover and promote our common roots

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Members of the Bresillac Missionary Family

Fathers of the African Missions, Missionary Sisters Catechists of the Sacred Heart, Laity, Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, a spiritual family born from the missionary vocation of Mgr de Marion Brésillac. Events lived together all year round!

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Pilgrimage to Combre

WITH THE MISSIONARY FAMILY OF MARION BRESILLAC. 140th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionary in Ghana.

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You can submit your prayer intentions, which will be carried by our communities

Victoria ZIRRA

Provincial

Lynn SAINT-AURET

Assistant

Suzanne YEBOUA

Advisor

  • 25-27 Rue Jules Brunard, Lyon, France
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"I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith" (2 Tim 4:7)

Sister Germaine VIEILLE

1935-2025

Sister Germaine VIEILLE was born on February 25, 1935, in Gros Bois (Doubs). She joined the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles in 1961. She had 62 years of religious life. She died on March 18, 2025, in Colmar. She spent 31 years as a missionary in Benin and 8 years in Chad as a nurse and regional leader. St. Matthew recalls in his Gospel: "...the greatest among you will be your servant." Her life was one of service to the poorest. She loved to pray her rosary every day. Thank you, Sister Germaine, for loving us so much, for being a missionary to the end in your suffering place, full of friendship and hope. She was buried on March 21, 2025, in Colmar.

Sister Marie-Thérèse TARDY

1941-2024

Sister Marie-Thérèse TARDY was born on June 2, 1941 in Izieux (Saint-Etienne). She entered the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles in 1961. She celebrated her diamond jubilee in March 2024 (60 years of religious life) and died on December 21, 2024 in Haguenau. She spent 35 years as a missionary in Benin in teaching, catechism, women's animation, college chaplaincy and as a regional of Benin, in Chad and in France. She was buried on December 27, 2024 in Haguenau. "... What you have given will remain of you..." Simone Veil

Sister Michelle JEANNEROT

1927-2025

Sister Michelle JEANNEROT was born on March 6, 1927 in Besançon (Doubs). She entered the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles in 1949. She had 73 years of religious life. She died on January 27, 2025 in the Saint-François d'Assise EHPAD in Lyon. She accomplished her missionary life in Egypt for 10 years, in Quebec as a formator, in Italy for 9 years as archivist of the NDA Congregation and in France. She was buried on February 3, 2025 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. "Return to God as we return home, at the end of each day, at the end of our travels and find near Him the rest of my heart..." Robert Lebel