The Woman God Loved: The Life of Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Biography
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Publication Year
1959
Publisher
Hanover House, United States
Pages
235
Description
The Biography of Anne-Marie Javouhey is the deeply moving story of a French farm girl who became an outstanding nineteenth-century religious figure. She was beatified by Pope Pius XII in 1950 and her canonization is now under consideration.
Born on the eve of the French Revolution, Anne-Marie time and again risked her life smuggling priests out of the country. She became a nun, despite her parents' opposition, and founded the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. Dedicated to caring for the dark-skinned peoples...
Born on the eve of the French Revolution, Anne-Marie time and again risked her life smuggling priests out of the country. She became a nun, despite her parents' opposition, and founded the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. Dedicated to caring for the dark-skinned peoples...
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