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Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (Noirmoutier-en-l’Île July 31 1796 – Angers April 29 1868) born Rose Virginie Pelletier was a French Roman Catholic nun best known as the foundress of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd.She was born on an island off the coast of France where her parents had been exiled by the French Revolutionaries.

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beatified by
Pope Pius XI
beatified place
Vatican City
birth date
1796-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1796-07-31
birth place
France, Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
canonized by
Pope Pius XII
canonized date
1940-05-02
canonized place
Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica
death date
1868-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1868-04-29
death place
Angers, France
title
Foundress of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
venerated in
Catholic Church

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