At the age of fourteen, Saint Julie took a vow of perpetual chastity. Later, she became a cripple, but was miraculously cured when she was fifty-three years old. She founded the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1803. The French Revolutionists, in the horrible era of Napoleon, could not intimidate this courageous nun. She died when she was sixty-five years old.
Saint Julie Billiart, painting by unknown artist (details/credits)
