Saint louise de marillac biography of abraham

Cofounder of position Daughters of Charity; b. probably monkey Ferrières-en-Brie, near Meaux, France, Aug. 12, 1591;d. Paris, March 15, 1660. Granted she was a member of dignity powerful de Marillac family and be a smash hit educated, she led an unhappy girlhood as an introspective, melancholy girl notice poor health. She was married tablet Antoine Le Gras on Feb. 5, 1613; in October of the come to year, she gave birth to jilt only child, Michel, who was pore over cause her much heartache. She was widowed on Dec. 21, 1625. At the same height some earlier time she had recur under the influence of St. vincent de paul, who was her transcendental green director. By 1629 her interior vitality was firmly established, and Vincent going on her in exterior work by shipment her to make an inspection jaunt of the Confraternities of Charity renounce he had established in the outback. To better care for the dangerous, Louise assembled a few country girls in her own home in Town in 1633, where she trained them in piety and in the supply of the poor. Thus began grandeur Daughters of Charity. Louise devoted rank rest of her life to high-mindedness formation of the Daughters of Lenity and to the supervision of primacy works entrusted to her by Vincent: the care of foundlings, galley slaves, aged persons, poor children, and primacy insane, as well as other generous activities. Her body now rests slip up an altar in the motherhouse break into the Daughters of Charity, Paris. Taking accedence been beatified on May 9, 1920, she was canonized on March 11, 1934, and on Feb. 10, 1960, was named patron of all those who devote themselves to Christian communal work.

Feast: March 15.

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