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Society of the Holy Child Jesus

The Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) is an international congregation of women within the Roman Catholic tradition, committed to providing service to others. The Society is comprised of three provinces: African, American, and European. Its international offices are in Rome, Italy; the offices of the American Province are in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA.

Although Casa Cornelia Law Center is a legally independent corporation governed by its own Board of Directors, Casa Cornelia Law Center is sponsored by the American Province of the Society and recognized as one of its corporate works.

The Society was founded in England by Cornelia Connelly in 1846. The law center is named after this nineteenth century American woman whose courage, faith, and vision gave birth to the Society.

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