📚 St. Louise de Marillac

St. Louise de Marillac was a French widow and religious foundress who dedicated her life to serving the poor and caring for the sick. Born in 1591, she experienced personal hardship and the loss of her husband before becoming a close collaborator of St. Vincent de Paul. Together, they organized charitable works and trained women to serve the poor in their homes, hospitals, and communities.

In 1633, Louise helped establish the Daughters of Charity, a community devoted to serving Christ in the poor rather than living behind cloister walls. Her work transformed charitable service in France and inspired generations of women to dedicate themselves to those in need. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934 and is honored as a patron of social workers.

Lived: August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660 | Feast Day: May 9 (Vincentian family) | Canonized: March 11, 1934, by Pope Pius XI
Patronage: Social workers, widows, the sick, and those serving the poor.

Saint Feast day
May 9Devotional
Feast kept by the Vincentian family
Lived
August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660
Canonized
March 11, 1934, by Pope Pius XI

St. Louise de Marillac was a French widow and religious foundress who dedicated her life to serving the poor and caring for the sick. Born in 1591, she experienced personal hardship and the loss of her husband before becoming a close collaborator of St. Vincent de Paul. Together, they organized charitable works and trained women to serve the poor in their homes, hospitals, and communities.

In 1633, Louise helped establish the Daughters of Charity, a community devoted to serving Christ in the poor rather than living behind cloister walls. Her work transformed charitable service in France and inspired generations of women to dedicate themselves to those in need. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934 and is honored as a patron of social workers.

Patron of

Social workers, widows, the sick, and those serving the poor.

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