Léocadie Gascoin
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Léocadie Gascoin was the co-founder and superior of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross
. Her name in the congregation was Marie des Sept-Douleurs.
Léocadie Gascoin joined Father Basile Moreau
in 1841 to found the Marianite Sisters of Holy Cross at Le Mans. Missionary Sisters were sent to Indiana in 1843 and to Lower Canada
in 1847. She came to Canada 1n 1849 and was recalled to LeMans in 1863. During that period, she more than tripled the number of Sisters in service with 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...
. Her name in the congregation was Marie des Sept-Douleurs.
Léocadie Gascoin joined Father Basile 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...
in 1841 to found the Marianite Sisters of Holy Cross at Le Mans. Missionary Sisters were sent to Indiana in 1843 and to Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
in 1847. She came to Canada 1n 1849 and was recalled to LeMans in 1863. During that period, she more than tripled the number of Sisters in service with Holy Cross.