Marie-Marguerite d'Youville | |
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 Portrait, McCord Stewart Museum | |
| Born | Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais October 15, 1701 Varennes, Canada, New France |
| Died | December 23, 1771 (aged 70) Montreal, Province of Quebec, British North America |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | May 3, 1959, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, by Pope John XXIII |
| Canonized | December 9, 1990, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | October 16 |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
Marguerite d'Youville, SGM (French pronunciation: [maʁɡʁit djuvil]; October 15, 1701 – December 23, 1771) was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1990, becoming the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.