Blessed Marie Rivier Biography
Blessed Marie Rivier Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 19 December 1768 |
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| Country of Birth | France of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | Taking care of the orphans |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 3 February 1838 |
| Place of Death | Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Ardèche, France |
| Feast Day | February 3 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 23 May 1982 |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Blessed Marie Rivier Biography
Marie Rivier was also known as:
1.Marinette Rivier
2.Anne-Marie Rivier
3.Marie-Anne Rivier
Marie broke her hip while she was of age sixteen months due to a fall. Her month never gave up on her. Instead, she kept taking her to a local Pieta statue every day to pray.
On September 8, 1774, She was able to walk having seen her mother spent a lot of time in prayer. However, rickets had struck her and she remained with and even as an adult she could only stand four inches tall.
At age seventeen, she tried joining the Sisters of Notre Dame but they refused which made her get back to her parents. She started devoting herself to evangelism and care for the poor. Later in 1786, she started her own school which supported the well-off.
When the French Revolution started in 1789, religious expression was suppressed. She held for covert Sunday prayer services when there was no priest to celebrate mass.
In 1794, the government raved the Dominican house where her school was located, sold it and kicked out Marie and her teachers. However, as they left, the statute of Virgin Mary smiled at them and moved. They took this as a sign and decided to stay together.
When all the other convents were in close, Marie and Four others founded a new convent on November 21, 1796, near Ardeche, France. They became the founders of the sisters of the Presentation of Mary. They devoted themselves to caring for orphans, teaching, and home evangelism.
by the time of her death, there were 350 sisters and 114 houses. Currently, there are over 3000 sisters working in Canada, France, Switzerland, England, United States, Italy, Portugal Ireland, Mozambique, Japan, Brazil, Peru, Philippines, Gambia, Senegal, Ecuador, and Cameroon.
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