Anne-Marie Javouhey

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1779 – 1851

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Who was Anne-Marie Javouhey?

Saint Anne-Marie Javouhey was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother of the town of Mana, French Guiana.

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Born
Nov 10, 1779
Jallanges
Religion
  • Catholicism
Lived in
  • Burgundy
Died
Jul 15, 1851
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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