Juliette Toussaint

Juliette Toussaint
Painting by Anthony Meucci (c. 1825)
Born
Marie-Rose Juliette Noel

c. 1786
DiedMay 14, 1851(1851-05-14) (aged 64–65)
New York City, United States
SpousePierre Toussaint

Juliette Noel Toussaint (c. 1786 – May 14, 1851) was a formerly enslaved Haitian-American philanthropist who collaborated closely with her husband Pierre Toussaint in helping the poor and doing charitable works in downtown New York.[1] Her husband was declared a Venerable in 1996 by Pope John Paul II.[2]

Her name is listed among the donors of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief.[3]

  1. ^ "Juliette Toussaint". New York Historical Society. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ Sontag, Deborah (1992-02-23). "Canonizing a Slave: Saint or Uncle Tom?". The New York Times. p. 1. ProQuest 108964280. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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