Saint Louise de Marillac (1660)

She was a French girl, born in Paris. After her husband’s death she became a nun and cooperated with Saint Vincent de Paul in establishing the Sisters of Charity. This order was started in 1634. Saint Louise was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934.

Louise de Marillac, portrait by Ponsart-Gault. Original in the Vincentian Mother House in Paris (Image courtesy Vincent de Paul Image Archive, DePaul University)

Louise de Marillac, portrait by Ponsart-Gault. Original in the Vincentian Mother House in Paris (Image courtesy of Vincent de Paul Image Archive, DePaul University)