Louis d’Youville

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Louis d’Youville was a French-Canadian widow and philanthropist who became a Catholic religious foundress, best known for establishing the Grey Nuns and her extensive charitable work in 18th-century Montreal.

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Louis d’Youville canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian of French descent ⓘ
Catholic religious foundress ⓘ
Roman Catholic saint ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
widow ⓘ
activity establishing shelters for the poor ⓘ
organizing care for the sick and elderly ⓘ
providing food and clothing to the needy ⓘ
canonizationStatus saint ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship New France ⓘ
ethnicGroup French-Canadian ⓘ
familyName d’Youville ⓘ
fieldOfWork charity ⓘ
religious life ⓘ
social welfare ⓘ
founded Grey Nuns ⓘ
Sisters of Charity of Montreal ⓘ
givenName Marie-Marguerite ⓘ
hasRole foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal ⓘ
leader of a women’s religious community ⓘ
knownFor care for the sick and marginalized ⓘ
charitable work among the poor in 18th-century Montreal ⓘ
founding the Grey Nuns in Montreal ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
maritalStatus widowed ⓘ
movement Catholic charitable movement in New France ⓘ
name Marie-Marguerite d’Youville ⓘ
notableWork organization of charitable services in Montreal ⓘ
occupation charity worker ⓘ
foundress of religious institute ⓘ
religious sister ⓘ
placeOfBirth Varennes, New France ⓘ
linked to: Varennes, Quebec
placeOfDeath Montreal, New France ⓘ
placeOfMajorActivity Montreal ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Grey Nuns ⓘ
residence Montreal ⓘ
Varennes ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse François d’Youville ⓘ
veneratedIn Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Grey Nuns → founder → Louis d’Youville ⓘ