Émilie de Villeneuve
Émilie de Villeneuve (9 March 1811 – 2 October 1854) was a French Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres.
After she died her cause of canonization was opened. She was beatified in 2009 after a miracle attributed to her intercession was ratified. She was approved for sainthood in 2014 and was canonized by Pope Francis on 17 May 2015.
Patron saint of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres
In the Martyrology
- October 2 Saint Jeanne-Emilie de Villeneuve, religious