Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Franciscaines missionnaires de Marie
Blessed Mary of the Passion Foundress
Abbreviation	F.M.M
Formation	1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Founder	Hélène de Chappotin (Blessed Mary of the Passion, F.M.M.)
Founded at	Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India
Type	Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for Women
Headquarters	General House Via Giusti, 12 00185 Rome, Italy
Members	5,000 members as of 2024
Superior General	Sr. Eufemia Glenny, F.M.M.
Website	www.fmm.org
Formerly called	Missionaries of Mary

The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary are a Roman Catholic centralized religious institute of consecrated life of Pontifical Right for women founded by Mother Mary of the Passion (born Hélène Marie Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville, 1839–1904) at Ootacamund, then British India, in 1877. The missionaries form an international religious congregation of women representing 77 nationalities spread over 74 countries on five continents.