Saint Julie Billiart SNDdeN
Sr Saint-Ignace Billiart SNDdeN
(Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart)
Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart was born on July 12, 1751, at Cuvilly, France, the sixth of seven children of Jean-François Billiart and Marie-Louise-Antoinette Debraine. By the age of seven, she knew the catechism by heart, and used to gather her companions around her to hear her recite it and to explain it to them. Her education was confined to the rudiments obtained at the village school kept by her uncle, Thibault Guilbiert. In spiritual things her progress was so rapid that the parish priest, Father Dangicourt, allowed her to make her First Communion and to be confirmed aged 9. She took a vow of chastity five years later.
he was held in very high esteem for her virtue and piety, and was commonly called, "the saint of Cuvilly". When twenty-two years old, a nervous shock, occasioned by a pistol-shot fired at her father by an unknown enemy, brought on a paralysis of the lower limbs. Within a few years she was confined to her bed, and remained incapacitated for 22 years. During this time, when she received Holy Communion daily, Julie exercised an uncommon gift of prayer, spending four or five hours a day in contemplation. The rest of her time was occupied in making linens and laces for the altar and in catechizing the village children whom she gathered around her bed, giving special attention to those who were preparing for their First Communion.
When the French Revolution started a few years later, she hid fugitive priests. This put her in danger and she was forced to flee her home.
In 1794, when she was 43, she went to Amiens, where she met Francoise Blin de Bourdon, later know as Sr Saint-Joseph. The two, under the direction of Fr Varin D’Ainville, founded a religious community that developed into the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The new order was dedicated to the Christian education of girls and poor children, and the training of religious teachers. Under the direction of Julie, the order flourished and she became Superior General. In religion, her name was Sr Saint-Ignace. In 1804, after a novena during a mission in Amiens, a priest ordered Julie to walk – and she did. She had been an invalid for 22 years.
Sr Saint-Ignace (St Julie Billiart) died April 8, 1816, in Namur, Belgium at the age of 66. At the time of her death, 15 convents had been established by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Her favorite saying was “How good is the good God!”
The process of her canonization was begun in 1881. She was beatified on 13 May 1906 by Pope Pius X and canonized in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Saint Julie was best known for her charity.
Sr Saint-Ignace Billiart SNDdeN
(Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart)
Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart was born on July 12, 1751, at Cuvilly, France, the sixth of seven children of Jean-François Billiart and Marie-Louise-Antoinette Debraine. By the age of seven, she knew the catechism by heart, and used to gather her companions around her to hear her recite it and to explain it to them. Her education was confined to the rudiments obtained at the village school kept by her uncle, Thibault Guilbiert. In spiritual things her progress was so rapid that the parish priest, Father Dangicourt, allowed her to make her First Communion and to be confirmed aged 9. She took a vow of chastity five years later.
he was held in very high esteem for her virtue and piety, and was commonly called, "the saint of Cuvilly". When twenty-two years old, a nervous shock, occasioned by a pistol-shot fired at her father by an unknown enemy, brought on a paralysis of the lower limbs. Within a few years she was confined to her bed, and remained incapacitated for 22 years. During this time, when she received Holy Communion daily, Julie exercised an uncommon gift of prayer, spending four or five hours a day in contemplation. The rest of her time was occupied in making linens and laces for the altar and in catechizing the village children whom she gathered around her bed, giving special attention to those who were preparing for their First Communion.
When the French Revolution started a few years later, she hid fugitive priests. This put her in danger and she was forced to flee her home.
In 1794, when she was 43, she went to Amiens, where she met Francoise Blin de Bourdon, later know as Sr Saint-Joseph. The two, under the direction of Fr Varin D’Ainville, founded a religious community that developed into the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The new order was dedicated to the Christian education of girls and poor children, and the training of religious teachers. Under the direction of Julie, the order flourished and she became Superior General. In religion, her name was Sr Saint-Ignace. In 1804, after a novena during a mission in Amiens, a priest ordered Julie to walk – and she did. She had been an invalid for 22 years.
Sr Saint-Ignace (St Julie Billiart) died April 8, 1816, in Namur, Belgium at the age of 66. At the time of her death, 15 convents had been established by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Her favorite saying was “How good is the good God!”
The process of her canonization was begun in 1881. She was beatified on 13 May 1906 by Pope Pius X and canonized in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Saint Julie was best known for her charity.
Saint Julie Billiart SNDdeN
Sr Saint-Ignace Billiart SNDdeN
(Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart)
Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart was born on July 12, 1751, at Cuvilly, France, the sixth of seven children of Jean-François Billiart and Marie-Louise-Antoinette Debraine. By the age of seven, she knew the catechism by heart, and used to gather her companions around her to hear her recite it and to explain it to them. Her education was confined to the rudiments obtained at the village school kept by her uncle, Thibault Guilbiert. In spiritual things her progress was so rapid that the parish priest, Father Dangicourt, allowed her to make her First Communion and to be confirmed aged 9. She took a vow of chastity five years later.
he was held in very high esteem for her virtue and piety, and was commonly called, "the saint of Cuvilly". When twenty-two years old, a nervous shock, occasioned by a pistol-shot fired at her father by an unknown enemy, brought on a paralysis of the lower limbs. Within a few years she was confined to her bed, and remained incapacitated for 22 years. During this time, when she received Holy Communion daily, Julie exercised an uncommon gift of prayer, spending four or five hours a day in contemplation. The rest of her time was occupied in making linens and laces for the altar and in catechizing the village children whom she gathered around her bed, giving special attention to those who were preparing for their First Communion.
When the French Revolution started a few years later, she hid fugitive priests. This put her in danger and she was forced to flee her home.
In 1794, when she was 43, she went to Amiens, where she met Francoise Blin de Bourdon, later know as Sr Saint-Joseph. The two, under the direction of Fr Varin D’Ainville, founded a religious community that developed into the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The new order was dedicated to the Christian education of girls and poor children, and the training of religious teachers. Under the direction of Julie, the order flourished and she became Superior General. In religion, her name was Sr Saint-Ignace. In 1804, after a novena during a mission in Amiens, a priest ordered Julie to walk – and she did. She had been an invalid for 22 years.
Sr Saint-Ignace (St Julie Billiart) died April 8, 1816, in Namur, Belgium at the age of 66. At the time of her death, 15 convents had been established by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Her favorite saying was “How good is the good God!”
The process of her canonization was begun in 1881. She was beatified on 13 May 1906 by Pope Pius X and canonized in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Saint Julie was best known for her charity.
Sr Saint-Ignace Billiart SNDdeN
(Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart)
Marie-Rose-Julie Billiart was born on July 12, 1751, at Cuvilly, France, the sixth of seven children of Jean-François Billiart and Marie-Louise-Antoinette Debraine. By the age of seven, she knew the catechism by heart, and used to gather her companions around her to hear her recite it and to explain it to them. Her education was confined to the rudiments obtained at the village school kept by her uncle, Thibault Guilbiert. In spiritual things her progress was so rapid that the parish priest, Father Dangicourt, allowed her to make her First Communion and to be confirmed aged 9. She took a vow of chastity five years later.
he was held in very high esteem for her virtue and piety, and was commonly called, "the saint of Cuvilly". When twenty-two years old, a nervous shock, occasioned by a pistol-shot fired at her father by an unknown enemy, brought on a paralysis of the lower limbs. Within a few years she was confined to her bed, and remained incapacitated for 22 years. During this time, when she received Holy Communion daily, Julie exercised an uncommon gift of prayer, spending four or five hours a day in contemplation. The rest of her time was occupied in making linens and laces for the altar and in catechizing the village children whom she gathered around her bed, giving special attention to those who were preparing for their First Communion.
When the French Revolution started a few years later, she hid fugitive priests. This put her in danger and she was forced to flee her home.
In 1794, when she was 43, she went to Amiens, where she met Francoise Blin de Bourdon, later know as Sr Saint-Joseph. The two, under the direction of Fr Varin D’Ainville, founded a religious community that developed into the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The new order was dedicated to the Christian education of girls and poor children, and the training of religious teachers. Under the direction of Julie, the order flourished and she became Superior General. In religion, her name was Sr Saint-Ignace. In 1804, after a novena during a mission in Amiens, a priest ordered Julie to walk – and she did. She had been an invalid for 22 years.
Sr Saint-Ignace (St Julie Billiart) died April 8, 1816, in Namur, Belgium at the age of 66. At the time of her death, 15 convents had been established by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Her favorite saying was “How good is the good God!”
The process of her canonization was begun in 1881. She was beatified on 13 May 1906 by Pope Pius X and canonized in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Saint Julie was best known for her charity.
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