Salesian Sisters (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians)

About this place

The Salesian Sisters community in Wonju is registered in the Guide to the Catholic Church in Korea as the “Wonju Convent,” a women's religious community belonging to the Diocese of Wonju. The congregation's formal name is the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, and its official English usage includes Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (F.M.A.). This is a local convent rather than a parish or mission station, so the functions of an ordinary parish church should not be assumed without evidence.

The congregation is the women's branch of the Salesian family founded in the spirituality of Saint John Bosco and Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, with education and accompaniment of children and young people, especially those in need, at the heart of its mission. The sisters entered Korea in 1957 and have developed apostolates in education, welfare, and faith formation. The public sources do not sufficiently document the exact present activities of the Wonju convent, so the general mission of the congregation is not presented as if it were a verified description of this particular house. The confirmed identity is that of a living religious community within the Diocese of Wonju.