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 On May 23, 1872, the first group of sisters was sent by Don Bosco to the recently completed Borgo Alto College, but this act was frowned upon by the community who hoped that the college would be male and that Don Bosco would send Salesians.When Father Pestarino informed the young women of Don Bosco's intention to found a religious institute with them, Maria Dominga not only was happy with the idea, but also helped to persuade her companions. From 1869 Don Bosco began to mold the Institute with regulations and letters.

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 On May 23, 1872, the first group of sisters was sent by Don Bosco to the recently completed Borgo Alto College, but this act was frowned upon by the community who hoped that the college would be male and that Don Bosco would send Salesians.When Father Pestarino informed the young women of Don Bosco's intention to found a religious institute with them, Maria Dominga not only was happy with the idea, but also helped to persuade her companions. From 1869 Don Bosco began to mold the Institute with regulations and letters.

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The first foundation in Italy was the community of Borgo San. Martino in Alexandria on October 18, 1874.This would be the first link in a fruitful chain. In 1877 the Institute opened its borders to other foundations, among them that of the Community of Nizza Mar in France.They are currently working in 23 provinces present in 22 countries.A college for womenMaría Dominga and her companions would go to experience the first tests of their commitment. Like the first boys who became Salesians with Don Bosco and many of whom had not intended to be religious, the group of Maria Dominga, of great devotion and charity, did not have the idea of ​​being sisters either. On the other hand, in Borgo Alto (Mornés) a school for boys was being built with the help of the local people, but both what would be sisters and what would be the school would be left to Don Bosco.

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The first foundation in Italy was the community of Borgo San. Martino in Alexandria on October 18, 1874.This would be the first link in a fruitful chain. In 1877 the Institute opened its borders to other foundations, among them that of the Community of Nizza Mar in France.They are currently working in 23 provinces present in 22 countries.A college for womenMaría Dominga and her companions would go to experience the first tests of their commitment. Like the first boys who became Salesians with Don Bosco and many of whom had not intended to be religious, the group of Maria Dominga, of great devotion and charity, did not have the idea of ​​being sisters either. On the other hand, in Borgo Alto (Mornés) a school for boys was being built with the help of the local people, but both what would be sisters and what would be the school would be left to Don Bosco.

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On August 5, 1872, the first eleven young women made their religious profession in the hands of the Bishop of Acqui, Mons. Giuseppe Sciadra, in the presence of Don Bosco. The Institute called Daughters of Mary Help of Christians is growing rapidly and Sister Maria Mazzarello as Superior shows herself to be a skilled formator and teacher of spiritual life.• Our charism is the education of young people, and from there, we develop various activities• Houses of formation• Houses of spirituality• Nursing homes for FMA• Schools of Infant, Primary and Secondary Education• Institutions of Higher and University Studies• Schools / Literacy Centers• Schools / Professional courses / Technique• Direction, coordination and teaching in schools that are not of the FMA• Extracurricular activities• Liturgical animation and parish activities• Oratories and youth centers• Pastoral care for adults• Groups of the Salesian Family• Catechetical groups• Colonias and various summer activities, holiday homes• Promotion activities for women, migrants and ethnic groups• Family homes for children, adolescents and young women at risk• Clinic / Hospital / Dispensary / Outpatient• Visits to villages and families• Office of development and human rights• Headquarters of NGOs, Foundations, Mission Attorney• Services at the diocesan and inter-congregational level• Radio station / TV channel

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On August 5, 1872, the first eleven young women made their religious profession in the hands of the Bishop of Acqui, Mons. Giuseppe Sciadra, in the presence of Don Bosco. The Institute called Daughters of Mary Help of Christians is growing rapidly and Sister Maria Mazzarello as Superior shows herself to be a skilled formator and teacher of spiritual life.• Our charism is the education of young people, and from there, we develop various activities• Houses of formation• Houses of spirituality• Nursing homes for FMA• Schools of Infant, Primary and Secondary Education• Institutions of Higher and University Studies• Schools / Literacy Centers• Schools / Professional courses / Technique• Direction, coordination and teaching in schools that are not of the FMA• Extracurricular activities• Liturgical animation and parish activities• Oratories and youth centers• Pastoral care for adults• Groups of the Salesian Family• Catechetical groups• Colonias and various summer activities, holiday homes• Promotion activities for women, migrants and ethnic groups• Family homes for children, adolescents and young women at risk• Clinic / Hospital / Dispensary / Outpatient• Visits to villages and families• Office of development and human rights• Headquarters of NGOs, Foundations, Mission Attorney• Services at the diocesan and inter-congregational level• Radio station / TV channel

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On May 14, 1881, Mother Mazzarello died at just 44 years of age. She was the first Superior General of the Institute and for that year it had 166 sisters, 50 novices and 22 postulants in 26 houses between Italy, France and Uruguay. The simplicity, commitment and wisdom of Mother Mazzarello would be demonstrated when the Catholic Church declared her a saint in 1951 by the work of Pope Pius XII. Earlier, Pope Pius XI had given her the title of co-founder of the Institute of Mary Help of Christians.

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On May 14, 1881, Mother Mazzarello died at just 44 years of age. She was the first Superior General of the Institute and for that year it had 166 sisters, 50 novices and 22 postulants in 26 houses between Italy, France and Uruguay. The simplicity, commitment and wisdom of Mother Mazzarello would be demonstrated when the Catholic Church declared her a saint in 1951 by the work of Pope Pius XII. Earlier, Pope Pius XI had given her the title of co-founder of the Institute of Mary Help of Christians.

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Europe• In Europe 7,209 FMA work in 566 communities (22 countries):• Teaching in private, parochial and public schools.• University schools.•	Student residences.• Youth ministry.• Various extracurricular free time activities.• Colonies.• Parish works (catechesis and liturgical animation).• Family homes for girls and young people at risk.• Promotional centers / activities.• Itinerant missions / Evangelization.• Centers of spirituality.• Oratories and youth centers.• Houses of formation.• Vocational training and job training centers.•	Spain• In Spain, the Congregation has only 1 regional province "María Auxiliadora" based in Madrid. This is made up of 51 communities spread throughout the geography.The FMA Institute is a great educational, communicative and evangelizing Network from local to provincial, interprovincial and world realities, in synodality with Salesian, civil and ecclesial Entities and Organizations making visible the Salesian charismatic mission.

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Europe• In Europe 7,209 FMA work in 566 communities (22 countries):• Teaching in private, parochial and public schools.• University schools.•	Student residences.• Youth ministry.• Various extracurricular free time activities.• Colonies.• Parish works (catechesis and liturgical animation).• Family homes for girls and young people at risk.• Promotional centers / activities.• Itinerant missions / Evangelization.• Centers of spirituality.• Oratories and youth centers.• Houses of formation.• Vocational training and job training centers.•	Spain• In Spain, the Congregation has only 1 regional province "María Auxiliadora" based in Madrid. This is made up of 51 communities spread throughout the geography.The FMA Institute is a great educational, communicative and evangelizing Network from local to provincial, interprovincial and world realities, in synodality with Salesian, civil and ecclesial Entities and Organizations making visible the Salesian charismatic mission.

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The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, designated by the acronym FMA (from the Latin Filiarum Mariae Auxiliatricis), is an international religious congregation whose main objective, together with the Salesians of Don Bosco, is the integral formation of young people. With the Salesians, they share the Preventive System (reason, religion and love) as an educational model, based on the continuous and active presence of educators for young people. This is the so-called Salesian Presence.Salesian joy and family atmosphere are two very careful models in Salesian education. One of his maxims is: "educate by evangelizing and evangelize by educating." At first Mazzarello worked hard to educate and teach sewing to the poorest girls in his town, getting a group of girls in which they shared their lives.Its original name was the Society of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, opting for the current one when the Salesian movement spread throughout Italy and the world. The Congregation was co-founded on August 5, 1872, together with Saint John Bosco, by the nun Santa María Dominga Mazzarello (1837-1881), born in the Italian town of Mornese. Approval August 5, 1872Superior General Mother General Yvonne Reungoat

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The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, designated by the acronym FMA (from the Latin Filiarum Mariae Auxiliatricis), is an international religious congregation whose main objective, together with the Salesians of Don Bosco, is the integral formation of young people. With the Salesians, they share the Preventive System (reason, religion and love) as an educational model, based on the continuous and active presence of educators for young people. This is the so-called Salesian Presence.Salesian joy and family atmosphere are two very careful models in Salesian education. One of his maxims is: "educate by evangelizing and evangelize by educating." At first Mazzarello worked hard to educate and teach sewing to the poorest girls in his town, getting a group of girls in which they shared their lives.Its original name was the Society of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, opting for the current one when the Salesian movement spread throughout Italy and the world. The Congregation was co-founded on August 5, 1872, together with Saint John Bosco, by the nun Santa María Dominga Mazzarello (1837-1881), born in the Italian town of Mornese. Approval August 5, 1872Superior General Mother General Yvonne Reungoat

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The provinces of EuropeThe first foundation in Italy was the community of Borgo San. Martino in Alexandria on the 18th of Maria Domenica was born into a large peasant family. Endowed with unusual physical strength, since she was a child she works in the fields with her father Giuseppe. As a family she is formed in a deep sense of God, in tireless industry and in that practical sense and depth of judgment that she later also manifested as Superior. October 1874.In EUROPE there are 5,030 in 414 Communities, present in 22 Nations with 19 Provinces and 2 Vice Provinces.

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The provinces of EuropeThe first foundation in Italy was the community of Borgo San. Martino in Alexandria on the 18th of Maria Domenica was born into a large peasant family. Endowed with unusual physical strength, since she was a child she works in the fields with her father Giuseppe. As a family she is formed in a deep sense of God, in tireless industry and in that practical sense and depth of judgment that she later also manifested as Superior. October 1874.In EUROPE there are 5,030 in 414 Communities, present in 22 Nations with 19 Provinces and 2 Vice Provinces.

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She was an Italian nun with whom Don Bosco founded the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as Salesian women.Sr. Runita Galve Borja, Councilor for Youth MinistryBorn in 1966 in Manila, in the Philippines, she has been a FMA since May 23, 1992. She has been an animator in various environments of formal and non-formal education and Provincial Coordinator for Youth Ministry. Get a Master's Degree in Theology and Youth Ministry. From 2004 to 2014 she has been a Collaborator of the Scope for Youth Ministry.The Counselor for Youth Ministry, in accordance with article 129 of the FMA ConstitutionsMother Yvonne Reungoat 9th Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

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She was an Italian nun with whom Don Bosco founded the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as Salesian women.Sr. Runita Galve Borja, Councilor for Youth MinistryBorn in 1966 in Manila, in the Philippines, she has been a FMA since May 23, 1992. She has been an animator in various environments of formal and non-formal education and Provincial Coordinator for Youth Ministry. Get a Master's Degree in Theology and Youth Ministry. From 2004 to 2014 she has been a Collaborator of the Scope for Youth Ministry.The Counselor for Youth Ministry, in accordance with article 129 of the FMA ConstitutionsMother Yvonne Reungoat 9th Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

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She is the 9th Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello was born on May 9, 1837 in Mornese (Italy) and died on May 14, 1881 in Nizza Monferrato (Italy). Co-founder, together with Don Bosco, of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

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She is the 9th Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello was born on May 9, 1837 in Mornese (Italy) and died on May 14, 1881 in Nizza Monferrato (Italy). Co-founder, together with Don Bosco, of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians