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Born january 23, 1572 in Dijion, france
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Married in 1592 to christophe de Rabutin chantal
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1601- christophe dies in a hunting accident. Takes vow of chasity
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Returns to Dijon and meets St francis de sales
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She and two other wemon begin their novitiate at the Galerie house
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She established 82 communities before her death on december 13 , 1641
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Her whole childhood was bedridden with illness but she developed a strong liking for the virgin mary. When she was 27 on august 25, 1671 she joined the visitation community in Parlay-le-Monial
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In 1673 She had a vision of jesus who showed her his sacred heart for the first time
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Born july 22 , 1674 in L'hautecour France
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Canonized in 1767 and feast day is august 12
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Marie Teresa Chappuis was born on June 16, 1793 in Soyhieres amid the Jura mountains in Switzerland. Her father was a royal guard for king Louis XVI
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Though she was of poor health, she entered the Visitation community of Fribourg and professed her vows in 1816 as Sister Mary Francis de Sales.
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Louis Brisson was born June 23, 1817. He was the only child of
Toussaint and Savine Brisson, who ran a grocery store in Plancy, France. Young Louis Brisson loved to read and was educated by a local priest with a vast librarY -
The sample of the priestly educations served As A Greater Influence on Louis’ career choice than the many scientist/inventors he had read about in books. Therefore, he decided to become a priestly educator as well. He was ordained a diocesan priest on December 19, 1840.
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Leonie was born September 16, 1844, in Sezanne, France. Like Father
Louis Brisson, her parents were shopkeepers. She attended the Visitation convent school at Troyes when she was eleven and met Mother Mary De Sales Chappuis and Father Louis Brisson. -
on October 11, 1871, she professed first vows in the new congregation she co-founded with Father Brisson called the Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales.
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She later came to believe that she was called to help establish a
religious community of men who would live the Spiritual Directory of Saint Francis de Sales and spread his vision of the Gospel. It took her thirty years to convince Father Louis Brisson to fulfill this vision and to found a religious community of men dedicated to the spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales Mary died on october 7, 1875
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On August 27 1876 the new order was astablished
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On Oblate Founders Day, October 12th, we celebrate his founding two orders that have spread far beyond the borders of France to the New World, Africa, and Asia. We also celebrate the life of Father Brisson on February 2nd. Father Brisson died February 2, 1908, with Mother Aviat and many Oblates at his side. We celebrate him on october 12
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Sister Leonie Aviat opened missions in South Africa and Ecuador. She died on January 10, 1914, six years after the death of Father Brisson.
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She was canonized on may 13 , 1920 and her feast day is October 17
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Their names are Blessed Sister Maria Gabriela de Hinolosa Naveros, Blessed Sister Josefa Maria Darrera Izaguirre, Blessed Sister
Teresa Maria Cavestany y Anduaga, Blessed Sister Maria Angela Olaizola Garagarza, Blessed Sister Maria Engracla Lecuona Ararnburu, Blessed Sister Maria Ines Zudaire Galdeano and Blessed Sister Maria Cecilia Cendoya Araquista. The oldest was 56 years old while the youngest was just 26 years old . They were martyred during the spanish civil war in 1936. -
canonized in 2001 and is the most recently canonized member of the Salesian family. Her feast day is on January 10th.
Saint Leonie Aviat was