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• St. Louise de Marillac

  Also known as Louise Le Gras
• Parents

  • Louis de Marillac (accepted her as his daughter but had refused to make her his heir)
• Child

  Michel Le Gras
• Counselor

  St. Francis de Sales
• Spiritual Director


  St. Vincent de Paul
• Attributes

  Widow's clothing
• Louise was born at Le Meux, France


  August 12, 1591
• Married to Antoine Le Gras at Church of St. Gervaise


  February 5, 1613
• Antoine became bedridden


  1621
• At Pentecost, God revealed his plans to Louise, in what she referred to as "Lumiere" or "Light of Pentecost"


  1623
• Louise and Vincent met

  1624
• Antoine died


  1625
• Saint Vincent asked Louise to join his charity work


  1629
• Louise set up a training center, of which she was Directress in her own home


  1633
• Vincent de Paul founded the Daughters of Charity with Louise as superior


  November 29, 1633
• Louise took vows and attracted great number of candidates

  1634
• Vincent allowed four of the members to take vows


  1642
• Daughters of Charity was formally approved

  1655
• Louise died (68 years old) at Paris


  March 15, 1660
• The congregation had more than forty houses in France
• Canonized by Pope Pius XI


  March 11, 1934
• Beatified by Pope Benedict XV


  1920
• Declared as Patron of Christian Social Workers by Pope John XXIII


  1960
• She is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on the 9th of May and the Episcopal Church on the 15th of March
• Buried at the cathedral in the motherhouse of the Daughter of Charity
• There are over 25,000 daughters of charity today