Saint louise de marillac biography of williams

Cofounder of the Daughters of Charity; b. probably at Ferrières-en-Brie, near Meaux, France, Aug. 12, ;d. Paris, March 15, Although she was a member of the powerful de Marillac family and well educated, she led an unhappy childhood as an introspective, melancholy girl of poor health.

She was married to Antoine Le Gras on Feb. 5, ; in October of the same year, she gave birth to her only child, Michel, who was to cause her much heartache.

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She was widowed on Dec. 21, At some earlier time she had come under the influence of St. vincent de paul, who was her spiritual director. By her interior life was firmly established, and Vincent started her in exterior work by sending her to make an inspection tour of the Confraternities of Charity that he had established in the provinces.

To better care for the poor, Louise assembled a few country girls in her own home in Paris in , where she trained them in piety and in the service of the poor. Thus began the Daughter