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Jeanne Jugan (25 October 1792 – 29 August 1879), religious name Mary of the Cross, was a French religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor. Her service resulted in the establishment of the Little Sisters of the Poor , who care for the elderly who have no other resources throughout the ...
The motherhouse is in Saint-Pern, France. [1] Internationally, the letters following their name are PSDP. In the United States, however, they are LSP. Today the Little Sisters of the Poor serve over 13,000 of the elderly poor in 31 countries around the world (including homes in the United States, Turkey, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Penang, New Zealand, and Philippines), continuing their original ...
The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, into the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth, whose first bishop was the 5th century Saint Malo. Today, Catholic pilgrims can visit the House of the Cross at Saint-Servan where Saint Jeanne Jugan performed her charitable works for the Little Sisters of the ...
A view of the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of the Cross in La Puye, resting place of St. Elizabeth Bichier. The small community felt it wiser to be closer to Fournet, their spiritual guide, and relocated to Maillé. They needed a home that would both accommodate the community and provide a place for their work.
Lucine Bourriot, a resident of Bregille, bought the land where Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is today in 1914. The parish priest of Saint-Lin, Abbot Quinnez, was charged by the archbishop of Besançon Joseph-Marie-Louis Humbrecht to dedicate a building to Joan of Arc. Construction of the church began in 1930, in Bregille.
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Ste-Jeanne-d'Arc, or variation, may refer to: People. Joan of Arc, who is known as Sainte Jehanne d'Arc (Ste. Jeanne d'Arc) in her native French, and called La Pucelle ("The Maid") Places. Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a parish municipality in Quebec
This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese of the Catholic Church for beatification and canonization, whose causes have been officially opened during the papacy of Pope Francis and are newly given the title as Servants of God.
Saint Jane Frances's feast day was included in the General Roman Calendar in 1769, two years after she was canonized. Her feast was set as 21 August. Her feast was set as 21 August. In the 1969 revision of the calendar, her feast was moved to 12 December, to be closer to the day of her death, which occurred on 13 December 1641, the feast of ...