Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate

About this place

This place is identified in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea directory as the Daegu ‘Presentation of the Lord Community’ of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a women’s institute of consecrated life. The directory lists the community under the Archdiocese of Daegu and gives the congregation’s English name as Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The congregation’s Korean headquarters entry and the Korean Catholic Encyclopedia further show that it belongs to the Franciscan tradition and is oriented toward mission. The bishops’ conference directory lists the Korean headquarters and the Daegu community as separate entries, making clear that this place is a specific local community rather than the congregation as a whole.

Unlike an ordinary parish church, this place is best understood as the residence and local community of women religious who live common prayer, consecrated life, and apostolic service. The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary unite missionary service with religious consecration in the Church, and the Daegu community is one local expression of that presence within the local Church. Visitors should therefore distinguish it from a public parish and understand it as a regional community of a specific religious institute.