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Marguerite d'Youville, SGM ( French pronunciation: [maʁɡʁit djuvil]; October 15, 1701 – December 23, 1771) was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1990, becoming the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.
Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais est née à Varennes, au Québec, le 15 octobre 1701, d’un gentilhomme breton venu au Canada en 1687. Sa mère, fille d’un officier de Carignan qui sera gouverneur de Trois-Rivières, était la soeur de l’explorateur Pierre Gaultier de la Verendrye. L’ainée de six enfants, Marguerite a sept ans ...
Marguerite d’Youville died on December 23, 1771. She is remembered as a woman of exceptional courage, boldness, faith, and love of Jesus Christ and the poor. Her cause for canonization was introduced in Rome in 1890. On May 3, 1959, Pope John XXIII declared her Blessed and gave her the title of Mother of universal charity.
Sainte-Marguerite; Sainte Philomène; Feuillet et horaire des messes; Dîme et Dons; Calendrier; Nos activités en ligne; Nos coordonnées et nos cimetières; Centre d’entraide familiale; Contact Sainte-Marguerite . Presbytère Sainte-Marguerite d’Youville. 8, rue Rainville, Châteauguay QC. J6K 1H5. Heures de bureau : Lundi : am : 10:00 ...
MARGUERITE d'YOUVILLE, the first native Canadian to be elevated to sainthood, was born October 15, 1701 at Varennes, Quebec. She was the eldest of six children born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais and Marie-Renée Gaultier. Her father died when she was seven years old leaving this family of six in great poverty.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:00 to 3:40 p.m. or by appointment. Call the parish offices at (978) 957-0322.
A Roman-Byzantine style church consecrated on June 27, 1888. 201 rue Sainte-Anne, Varennes, QC Canada. 450-652-2441.
