Jules Chevalier
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Jules Chevalier was a French
Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Catholic orders, and the inspiration for the members of the Chevalier Family
.
Born in Richelieu
, France
, he was initially apprenticed as a shoemaker at age 12 after he was told his parents could not afford to sent him to the seminary. He was later able to join the seminary, after his father's boss sponsored him and at the age of 30 was sent to the parish of Issoudun
. In 1854 he founded the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
, and in 1874 the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
.
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1874 by Jules Chevalier, and one of the members of the Chevalier Family....
Catholic orders, and the inspiration for the members of the Chevalier Family
Chevalier Family
The Chevalier Family is an informal group of Roman Catholic religious congregations founded or inspired by Jules Chevalier.The group consists of three congregations:* The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart...
.
Born in Richelieu
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he was initially apprenticed as a shoemaker at age 12 after he was told his parents could not afford to sent him to the seminary. He was later able to join the seminary, after his father's boss sponsored him and at the age of 30 was sent to the parish of Issoudun
Issoudun
Issoudun is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.-History:...
. In 1854 he founded the order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
, and in 1874 the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1874 by Jules Chevalier, and one of the members of the Chevalier Family....
.
.