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Chigwell Convent 803 Chigwell Road Woodford Bridge Essex. IG8 8AU Tel.: 0044 (0)208 504 1624
World Day for Consecrated Life 2021. 2 February 2021. Simeon, so Saint Luke tells us, “looked forward to the consolation of Israel” (Lk2:25). Going up to the Temple as Mary and Joseph were bringing Jesus there, he took the Messiah into his arms.
The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.H.J.M.) are a group of Catholic Religious Sisters who were established in London, England, in 1903. There they are commonly known as the Chigwell Sisters.
Chigwell Convent is home to our Leadership Team, our central finance and administration teams and the Justice and Peace Desk. At Chigwell we have a community of sisters, many who are involved in pastoral ministries.
The Church of the Sacred Heart, adjoining the Priory, was built by the Chigwell Sisters after the Second World War, in thanksgiving for their protection during the war. Within the Chapel is a side chapel which used to be the ‘Sisters Chapel’.
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sacred hearts of jesus and mary, sisters of the (SHJM, Official Catholic Directory #3680); originally known as the Chigwell Nuns in England, they stem from the Servantes du Sacr é -Coeur de J é sus, a congregation founded in France in 1866 by Father Victor Braun (1825 – 82).