blessed anne jahouvey

Blessed Anne Jahouvey

• Kind and merciful girl

• Lives in Jallanges, France

• She was a daughter of a rich farmer.

• A very Religious girl so she entered several religious convents.

• She wanted to educate the poor.

• 1800 – she had a dream of black children so she decided to answer their needs through her vocation.

• She and 8 other young women were given the veil in Autun, France in 1807

• The Congregation of Saint Joseph of Cluny was founded.

• She spends her time providing houses in Europe, South America, and Africa.

• In French Guyana, she educate 600 slaves.

• Founded houses in Tahiti and Madagascar to help poor people.

• She died on July 15, 1851 in Paris, France

“Be Merciful, just as your

Father is merciful” -Luke 6:36

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