Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
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Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, RGS, religious name Mary of Saint Euphrasia, born as Rose Virginie Pelletier, was a French religious sister. She founded the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and was its first su
19th century image of Mary Euphrasia Pelletier by an unknown artist
Rose Virginie Pelletier in her youth
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in 1860
The Abbey of Saint Nicholas in Angers is part of the motherhouse of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
John Eudes
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John Eudes, CIM was a French Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudists, in 1643. He was also a prof
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
…Her mother died in 1813. Near the boarding school was a convent of the Order of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge, a religious congregation founded by John Eudes to provide care and protection for women and girls who were homeless and at risk of exploitation. Some of the girls were abandoned by their families…
Shrine containing the relics of John Eudes in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Charité de Caen.
Sculpture of John Eudes at St. Peter's Basilica which has been in place since 1932.