JULIA BILLIART

Born July 12, 1751, in France, as Mary Rose Julia Billiart

Sixth of seven children of peasant farmers, she was poorly educated but knew her catechism by heart at age 7 and used to explain it to other children. At age 14 she took a private vow of chastity, and gave her life to serving and teaching the poor.

At age 22 she was sitting next to her father when some one shot at him. The shock left her partially crippled for 22 years. During the French Revolution, a group of her friends helped organize the work she'd started. Julia was miraculously healed of her paralysis on June 1, 1804, and resumed her work.

Her organization became the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame (Institute of Notre Dame; Sisters of Notre Dame), dedicated to the Christian education of girls.The first vows there were made by her and two others on October 15, 1804. By the time of her death, the Institute had 15 convents.

Died of natural causes while praying April 8, 1816

Beatified: May 13, 1906

Canonized: June 22, 1969

Memorial: April 8 annually

Patronage: against impoverishment and bodily ills

Patronage:against impoverishment and bodily ills

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