The Sisters were established by the Abbé Louis Lafosse (1772–1839) and four young women, led by Mother Marie-Anne Dutertre, on 21 November 1817 in Échauffour, Normandy.The Convents of Great Britain by Francesca M. Steele, 1901 Lafosse's vision, born from the destruction of the period of the French Revolution, was to provide the girls of the region a solid education, which was both humane and Christian."Sœurs de l’Education Chrétienne" Séez Diocese
