Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey | |
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Liberator of the Slaves | |
Born | Jallanges, Côte-d'Or, France | 10 November 1779
Died | 15 July 1851 Paris, France | (aged 71)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 15 October 1950 by Pope Pius XII |
Feast | 15 July |
Anne-Marie Javouhey, SJC (November 10, 1779 – July 15, 1851) was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother of the town of Mana, French Guiana.