Mary of the Passion

Blessed
Mary of the Passion
F.M.M.
Religious, missionary and foundress
BornHelene-Marie-Philippine de Chappotin
21 May 1839
Nantes, Loire Inférieure, France
DiedNovember 15, 1904(1904-11-15) (aged 65)
Sanremo, Imperia,
Kingdom of Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholicism
(Third Order of St. Francis)
Beatified20 October 2002, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II
Major shrineGeneralate of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary,
via Giusti,
Rome, Italy
Feast15 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.