The Congregation of the Sisters of St.Charles Borromeo was founded on September 27, 1684 by Adrien Bresy, parish priest of Wez-Velvain, in the diocese Tournai, Belgium. Poverty, famine, illiteracy, sickness of all kinds was the aftermath of French revolution in 17th century. To give the best primary education to girl children Fr. Adrien Bresy started a school and was inspired to constitute the first five teachers into a religious congregation.