Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
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| Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville | |
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| Mother of Universal Charity
SAINT MARGHERITE D'YOUVILLE |
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| Born | 1701, Quebec |
| Died | 1771 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1959 by Pope John XXIII |
| Canonized | 1990 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | December 23 |
| Patronage | widows, difficult marriages |
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Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (née Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais) (October 15, 1701 – December 23, 1771) was born at Varennes, near Montreal, Canada. She was the first native Canadian to be elevated to sainthood by the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope John XXIII in 1959 and canonized in 1990. Her feast day is April 11.
She founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal, commonly called the Grey Nuns of Montreal, in 1738.
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This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
