Life of Saints
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Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys January 12th, we celebrate the feast of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, the French founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal, treacher, missionary, apostle of charity and also instrumental in establishing the Canadian city of Montreal. Born the sixth of 12 children in Troyes, France, Marguerite had to assume the responsibility for…
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Blessed Pauline-Marie Jaricot The founder of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith January 9th, we celebrate the feast of Blessed Pauline-Marie Jaricot (22 July 1799 – 9 January 1862), a prominent figure in 19th-century French Catholicism, the founder of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith and the Association of the Living…
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