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Louise de Marillac D.C., also known as Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
March 15, 1660, Paris (aged 68) Founder: Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. St. Louise de Marillac (born August 12, 1591, Paris/Ferrières, France—died March 15, 1660, Paris; canonized March 11, 1934; feast day March 15) was a cofounder with St. Vincent de Paul of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, a congregation of ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Saint Louise de Marillac is the Patron Saint of: Social workers. Click here for seven lesser-known saints! Saint Louise de Marillac had an open heart for the poor. Along with Saint Vincent de Paul, she eventually formed what would become a religious order known as the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Born near Meaux, France in 1591, St. Louise de Marillac’s mother died young, so Louise lived under the care of her aunt, a religious sister. Louise herself felt called to enter religious life, but her spiritual director advised her to wait. She married Antoine le Gras and had a son, whom she raised devotedly by carrying out charitable works.
St. Louise de Marillac. Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, born at Paris, 12 August, 1591, daughter of Louis de Marillac, Lord of Ferri res, and Marguerite Le Camus; died there, 15 March, 1660. Her mother having died soon after the birth of Louise, the education of the latter devolved upon her father, a man of blameless ...
St. Louise Prayer. Loving and compassionate God, we celebrate with great joy the faith and works of our patroness St. Louise de Marillac. Instill in us the fire of her love, the tenacity of her belief, and the tenderness of her care for the most abandoned.
May 1, 2020 · Today, we know Saint Louise de Marillac as the patron saint of social work in the Catholic Church. However, her impact extends far beyond the Church and even the Vincentian family. In fact, her life’s work laid the foundation for many of the modern systems of social work that we see around us today.
