Sisters of the Holy Face

The Sisters of the Holy Face (Sororum a Sancto Vultu) abbreviated SSV, also known as the Institute of Sisters of the Holy Countenance), are a congregation in the Roman Catholic Church. The congregation was founded in San Fior in Treviso Italy in 1930 by Blessed Maria Pia Mastena.

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