Anne-Marie Javouhey

Blessed

Anne-Marie Javouhey

A holy card of Blessed Anne-Marie
Liberator of the Slaves
Born(1779-11-10)10 November 1779
Jallanges, Côte-d'Or, France
Died15 July 1851(1851-07-15) (aged 71)
Paris, France
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified15 October 1950 by Pope Pius XII
Feast15 July

Anne-Marie Javouhey, SJC (November 10, 1779 – July 15, 1851) was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother of the town of Mana, French Guiana.


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