Religious, missionary and foundress | |
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Born | Helene-Marie-Philippine de Chappotin 21 May 1839 Nantes, Loire Inférieure, France |
Died | November 15, 1904 Sanremo, Imperia, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 65)
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism (Third Order of St. Francis) |
Beatified | 20 October 2002, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Generalate of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, via Giusti, Rome, Italy |
Feast | 15 November |
Hélène Marie Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville (Nantes, 21 May 1839 – Sanremo, 15 November 1904), known as Mary of the Passion (French: Mère Marie de la Passion), was a French religious sister and missionary, who founded the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in British India in 1877, currently one of the largest religious institutes in the Catholic Church.