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.

For the Benedictine order, see Sisters of the Reparation of the Holy Face.
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