Blessed Marie Leonie Paradis
Blessed Marie Leonie Paradis (born May 12, 1840 AD in L'Acadie, Quebec, Canada; died May 3, 1912 AD in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian religious and founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family (Petites Sœurs de la Sainte-Famille), a congregation devoted to the domestic service of clergy, seminaries, and religious houses. Born Alodie-Virginie Paradis, she is venerated as a Blessed of the Church. Her feast day is May 4.
Marie-Léonie built her congregation around the sanctity of humble, hidden labor, forming sisters who found holiness in ordinary household work offered to God. She was beatified in 1984 in Montreal.
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| Blessed Marie Leonie Paradis | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | May 04 |
| Profession | Religious sister; founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Little Sisters of the Holy Family |
| Patronage | Domestic workers; the Little Sisters of the Holy Family |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Birthplace | L'Acadie, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family; died at Sherbrooke |
| Primary Shrine | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
Biography
Alodie-Virginie Paradis was born on May 12, 1840, at L'Acadie in Quebec, Canada. As a young woman she entered the Marianites of Holy Cross, taking the name Marie-Léonie, and for a number of years she served the community's works, including a period in the United States and in New Brunswick.
Out of her experience she came to see a particular need and a particular vocation: the sanctification of humble domestic work carried out in the service of priests, seminaries, colleges, and religious communities. In 1880 she founded the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, whose members undertook cooking, cleaning, sewing, and similar labors as their path to holiness, doing ordinary tasks with extraordinary love. The congregation's motherhouse was established at Sherbrooke.
Marie-Léonie guided and formed her sisters until her death at Sherbrooke on May 3, 1912. She was beatified on September 11, 1984, by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Montreal—the first beatification celebrated on Canadian soil. Her feast is kept on May 4.
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