Salesian Timeline

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  • 1572

    Entered the world as Jeanne-Francoise Fremyot on January 23, 1572, in Dijon, France.

  • Saint Jane de Chantal: It was during Lent in 1604 when Jane met Francis de Sales for the first time in Dijon, while Francis was preaching his Lenten Sermons.

    It was during Lent in 1604 when Jane met Francis de Sales for the first time in Dijon, while Francis was preaching his Lenten Sermons.

  • On June 10, 1610, Jane’s four children were now ready to be on their own, so Jane along with two other women began their lives as Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary in the Galerie House in Annecy, France.

  • She was born Marguerite Alacoque on July 22 in L’hautecour, France.

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    Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque 1647-1690

  • At the age of 27 on August 25, 1671, she joined the Visitation community in Paray-le-Monial.

  • At the age of 27 on August 25, 1671, she joined the Visitation community in Paray-le-Monial.

  • She was canonized in 1767. The feast of Saint Jane de Chantal is August 18th.

  • Marie Teresa Chappuis was born on June 16, 1793 in Soyhieres amid the Jura mountains in Switzerland.

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    Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis 1793-1875

  • Louis Brisson was born June 23, 1817.

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    Blessed Father Louis Brisson 1817-1908

  • He was ordained a diocesan priest on December 19, 1840.

  • Leonie was born September 16, 1844, in Sezanne, France.

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    Saint Leonie Aviat 1844-1914

  • Brisson started for young girls working in the textile factories when she was only twenty-two years old. Five years later on October 11, 1871

  • Mother Mary de Sales Chappuis died on October 7, 1875, in the Visitation Monastery at Troyes.

  • Father Brisson died February 2, 1908

  • Sister Leonie Aviat opened missions in South Africa and Ecuador. She died on January 10, 1914

  • Saint Margaret Mary was canonized on May 13, 1920, and her feast day is celebrated on October 17 on the church calendar.

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    The Seven Visitation Martyrs

  • Saint Leonie Aviat was canonized in 2001 and is the most recently canonized member of the Salesian family. Her feast day is on January 10th.