Roman Catholic missionaries, correctly named the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary). Founded by the Belgian priest Theophiel Verbist, in Scheut, Anderlecht, a suburb of Brussels. They are most notable for their international missionary works in China, Mongolia, the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Scheut Fathers
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