Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (25 August 1817 – 10 March 1898) was a French Catholic nun who founded the Religious of the Assumption and is a Catholic saint.
Born in a country emerging from years of revolutions, war, and political turmoil, Marie-Eugénie saw a need for the radical transformation of society. To this end, she founded the Religious of the Assumption in 1839, a contemplative and apostolic congregation dedicated to transformative education.
Her beatification was celebrated under Pope Paul VI in 1975 while her canonization was celebrated on 3 June 2007 under Pope Benedict XVI.
Patron saint of Religious of the Assumption; Students
In the Martyrology
- March 10 Saint Marie-Eugénie de Jésus Milleret de Brou, virgin and founder of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary