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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 ...
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Mar 15, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Saint Louise de Marillac, a French nun who founded the Daughters of Charity with Saint Vincent de Paul. She was a pioneer of social work and a patron saint of social workers.
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Facts. Louise de Marillac was born probably at Ferrieres-en-Brie near Meux, France, on August 12, 1591. She was educated by the Dominican nuns at Poissy. She desired to become a nun but on the advice of her confessor, she married Antony LeGras, an official in the Queen's service, in 1613.
Learn about the life and work of St. Louise de Marillac, the founder of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. She was a French noblewoman who married, widowed, and devoted herself to charity and religious life under the guidance of St. 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.
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Learn about the life and works of St. Louise de Marillac, the co-founder of the Daughters of Charity and the patroness of social workers. Read her prayer, her biography and how she served the poor and the sick in Paris.
