Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

Nun, Organization founder

1701 – 1771

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Who was Marie-Marguerite d'Youville?

Saint Marguerite d'Youville was a French Canadian widow who founded the religious order the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the Grey Nuns of Montreal. She was canonized by Pope John-Paul II of the Roman Catholic Church in 1990.

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Born
Oct 15, 1701
Varennes
Also known as
  • Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Died
Dec 23, 1771
Montreal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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