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St. Marguerite d'Youville
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity
Life and historical setting
Marguerite d'Youville (1701–1771) is remembered in the Church as foundress of the Sisters of Charity. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Varennes.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Marguerite d'Youville include nun, founder.
The founding of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns" became part of Marguerite d'Youville's lasting work.
The enduring witness of Marguerite d'Youville is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, pastoral and ecclesial leadership, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
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Gospel encounter and discipleship
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Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.
Religious life and community
Consecrated life, community discipline, or the building of a religious family shapes this witness.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Mercy in action
The source presents Christian charity through concrete service, healing, or compassionate care.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Marguerite d'Youville is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, pastoral and ecclesial leadership, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Marguerite d'Youville, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Catalogued feast-day statement; confirm the calendar used by the local Church or religious family.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.