Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

French Roman Catholic nun and saint

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1796

Place of Birth: Noirmoutier, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1868

Profession: nun, Christians Jehovah’s Witnesses

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (July 31, 1796 in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île – April 24, 1868 in Angers), born Rose Virginie Pelletier, was a French Roman Catholic nun, best known as the foundress of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. Pelletier was born on an island off the coast of France where her parents had been exiled by the French Revolutionaries.
She was christened Rose Virginie Pelletier and at the age of eighteen joined the Order of Our Lady of Charity who cared for girls and women in difficulty.
Some of the girls were abandoned by their families or orphaned, some had turned to prostitution in order to survive.
The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity provided shelter, food, vocational training and an opportunity for these girls and women to turn their lives around.
Mother Mary Euphrasia formed the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd to expand this apostolate to wherever needed. Pelletier died in Angers, France, in 1868 and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1940.
Her feast day is 24 April.