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Anne-Marie Javouhey
1779Nov, 10

Anne-Marie Javouhey

Anne-Marie Javouhey, French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny (d. 1851)
Anne-Marie Javouhey (November 10, 1779 – July 15, 1851) was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother of the town of Mana, French Guiana.

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