Jacques-Francois Dujarié
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Father Jacques-François Dujarié (1767-1838) was a French
Catholic
priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, France ordained underground in the height of the terrors of the French Revolution
. Throughout the Revolutionary period he continued to minister to the Catholic faithful throughout Northeastern France, particularly in the country side around Le Mans
.
Profoundly concerned about the state of affairs the Revolution left in its wake for the Church and for the system of education, Fr. Dujarie founded in 1806 the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence
at the country village of Ruillé-sur-Loir
, where he was the parish priest after the restoration of the Church. Immediately the Sisters set up a school, dispensary and a routine of visiting and caring for the ill. Within just a few years the group of women had grown so much that Fr. Dujarie was able to obtain permission to have the women become a recognized religious congregation. He named them the Sisters of Providence because they had so much with almost no resources, depending only on God to provide. Their motto is: Deus Providebit, "God will provide."
Years later, as part of his vision to build a joint congregation of men and women, of priests, brothers and sisters all working together providing for one another the gifts of their vocation for the sake of the mission, Fr. Dujarie in 1820 founded the Brothers of St. Joseph. Also dedicated to the renewal of the education and the Church, the brothers by his plan would share in the resources of the Sisters of Providence. This the sisters objected to and had him removed from a position of responsibility for their Congregation.
In 1835, the Brothers of St. Joseph had grown to open and teach in school throughout Northwestern France, in as many as 60 institutions. Still, they had not been formed into a religious community with a novitiate or recognition from the Church. In this year Fr. Dujarie on account of his failing health handed responsibility for the Brothers of St. Joseph to Fr. Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau
, who had in the same year founded a group of Auxiliary Priests within the Le Mans Diocese. By 1837, Fr. Moreau would take a major step toward realizing Fr. Dujarie's dream of a unique congregation of men and women, priests, brothers and sister on the model of the Holy Family, by bringing together the Brothers of St. Joseph and the Auxiliary Priests of the Diocese of Le Mans into a the new Association of Holy Cross which would become the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Fr. Dujarie died in 1838 the founder of two communities which would eventually become six congregations: the Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)
, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
, (Indiana), the Congregation of Holy Cross
(Priests and Brothers), the Marianites of Holy Cross
(Louisiana), the Sisters of the Holy Cross
(Indiana), and the Sisters of Holy Cross
(Montreal).
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
Catholic
Catholic
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priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, France ordained underground in the height of the terrors of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. Throughout the Revolutionary period he continued to minister to the Catholic faithful throughout Northeastern France, particularly in the country side around Le Mans
Le Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
.
Profoundly concerned about the state of affairs the Revolution left in its wake for the Church and for the system of education, Fr. Dujarie founded in 1806 the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence
Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)
The Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir or the Sœurs de la Providence de Ruillé-sur-Loir, France, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters. It was founded in 1806 by Father Jacques-Francois Dujarié...
at the country village of Ruillé-sur-Loir
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Ruillé-sur-Loir is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.The village has a medieval and Renaissance parish church but is dominated by the school and the mother house of the order of Sisters of Providence...
, where he was the parish priest after the restoration of the Church. Immediately the Sisters set up a school, dispensary and a routine of visiting and caring for the ill. Within just a few years the group of women had grown so much that Fr. Dujarie was able to obtain permission to have the women become a recognized religious congregation. He named them the Sisters of Providence because they had so much with almost no resources, depending only on God to provide. Their motto is: Deus Providebit, "God will provide."
Years later, as part of his vision to build a joint congregation of men and women, of priests, brothers and sisters all working together providing for one another the gifts of their vocation for the sake of the mission, Fr. Dujarie in 1820 founded the Brothers of St. Joseph. Also dedicated to the renewal of the education and the Church, the brothers by his plan would share in the resources of the Sisters of Providence. This the sisters objected to and had him removed from a position of responsibility for their Congregation.
In 1835, the Brothers of St. Joseph had grown to open and teach in school throughout Northwestern France, in as many as 60 institutions. Still, they had not been formed into a religious community with a novitiate or recognition from the Church. In this year Fr. Dujarie on account of his failing health handed responsibility for the Brothers of St. Joseph to Fr. Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau
Basil Moreau
The Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau, CSC was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross, the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and the Sisters of Holy Cross...
, who had in the same year founded a group of Auxiliary Priests within the Le Mans Diocese. By 1837, Fr. Moreau would take a major step toward realizing Fr. Dujarie's dream of a unique congregation of men and women, priests, brothers and sister on the model of the Holy Family, by bringing together the Brothers of St. Joseph and the Auxiliary Priests of the Diocese of Le Mans into a the new Association of Holy Cross which would become the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Fr. Dujarie died in 1838 the founder of two communities which would eventually become six congregations: the Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)
Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)
The Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir or the Sœurs de la Providence de Ruillé-sur-Loir, France, are a congregation of Roman Catholic religious sisters. It was founded in 1806 by Father Jacques-Francois Dujarié...
, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are an apostolic congregation of Catholic women founded by Saint Theodora Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840...
, (Indiana), the Congregation of Holy Cross
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....
(Priests and Brothers), the Marianites of Holy Cross
Marianites of Holy Cross
The Marianites of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC...
(Louisiana), the Sisters of the Holy Cross
Sisters of the Holy Cross
The Sisters of the Holy Cross headquartered on the same grounds as Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, is one of three Catholic congregations of religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau,...
(Indiana), and the Sisters of Holy Cross
Sisters of Holy Cross
The Sisters of Holy Cross, headquartered in Montreal, Canada is Catholic congregation of religious sisters which traces its origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1837 in Le Mans, France by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC. Two other congregations of...
(Montreal).