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A
model of the sailing boat on which Anne Marie travelled from
country to country.
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A
Glimpse of her Life
Discovering
Anne Marie Javouhey
by
Sister Marie Noël LEFRANÇOIS Superior General
1998
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Life Whose Source is in God
"My confidence
in God is all my
strength and my hope."
Whoever
discovers Anne-Marie Javouhey is filled with admiration
and astonishment: how could this woman accomplish such tasks
in spite of so many obstacles?She was certainly endowed
with exceptional gifts. But above all],she drew from God
the strength to overcome unceasingly her human limitations.She
lived the advice given to the Sisters.:"God will
give you the grace according to your needs; never doubt
your strength when you count on Him.God alone can take the
place of everything for you.
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The
11th. November 1779, Anne Javouhey,born the day before was
baptised in the church in Seurre (Côte d'or). |
The
11th. November 1798,in Chamblanc,Anne consecrates herself to
God during a clandestine Mass celebrated in a barn. |
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the 12th. May 1807 Religious profession of first 9 Sisters of
St.Joseph of Cluny in St. Pierre Church,Châlon -sur-Saône. |
In
January 1817,first departure on the missions,to Bourbon Island. |
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In
1822 Mother Javouhey
Discovers Africa,Senegal.
Gambia.Sierra Leone.
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In
Mana,she prepares hundreds of slaves for their liberation which
began in 1838. |
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1851 Mother Javouhey dies in Paris. |
Anne
Marie Javouhey 1779 -1851 |
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Stamp
commemorating Blessed
Anne Marie
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