| Abbreviation: | SCJ |
| Nickname: | Timon David Fathers |
| Full Name: | Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Founder: | Joseph-Marie Timon-David |
| Founding Location: | France |
| Type: | Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right (for men) |
| Headquarters: | Marseille, France |
| Membership: | 22 (20 priests) |
| Membership Year: | 2018 |
| Leader Title: | Superior General |
| Leader Name: | Michel Brondino, SCJ |
| Parent Organization: | Roman Catholic Church |
The Timon David Fathers, officially known as the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (French: Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus; ; abbreviated SCJ) is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. It was founded in 1852 by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.[1]
See main article: Joseph-Marie Timon-David. Joseph-Marie Timon-David was a priest of Marseilles, concerned with the well-being of young workers. He observed that most of the young people had not received a basic religious training from their parents.[2] He worked for some time with the Youth Movements of Abbé Julien, and then with Fatherr Allemand who worked with the lower middle class.[3] In 1849, Bishop Eugène de Mazenod encouraged him to establish his own movement.[4]
Following the example of Alexande-Raymond Devie, Bishop of Belley, Timon-David sought to simplify religious education and often used biblical stories, insisting on "education through the heart".[5]