Under the guidance of the Papal Nuncio, Count Gioacchino Pecci (later Pope Leo XIII), Anna, the eldest daughter of the Belgian Minister of Finance, Count Ferdinand de Meeus, set up an unofficial Sisterhood which acquired a very old Eucharistic chapel in Brussels as its base. This established a link between the restoration of the Church as a matter of repentance and Eucharistic adoration, and the support of the local Cardinals soon set a full-fledged revival going.
Under the direction of the Papal Envoy, Count Gioacchino Pecci (later Pope Leo XIII), Anna, the eldest child of the Belgian Minister of Finance, Count Ferdinand de Meeus, founded an unofficial Sisterhood which acquired a very old Eucharistic chapel in Brussels as its base. This created a bond between the Church's rebirth through repentance and Eucharistic reverence, and the local Cardinals soon launched a thorough revival.