Émilie Gamelin
Émilie Gamelin , née Tavernier (born February 19, 1800 in Montreal , Canada ; † September 23, 1851 there) was a nun and founder of the Sœurs de la charité de la Providence (Congregatio Sororum a Providentia SP ) (German: Congregation of the Sisters of Providence ) and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2001 .
Life
She started helping the poor at a young age. Although Émilie Tavernier was drawn to religious life, in 1823 she married the wealthy Jean-Baptiste Gamelin, who supported her works of charity. He died after only four years of marriage. From then on she devoted herself exclusively to charitable work in Montreal, initially with the Ladies of Charity , and took old women in need into her home. Her first guest was 102 years old, but soon more came. She also devoted herself to caring for the prisoners. Her work grew and she bought bigger houses to accommodate the needy. In 1833, during a cholera epidemic, she visited the sick and began looking after orphans. She received more and more help for her charitable work from her former friends from the upper class.
In 1842, the Bishop of Montreal, Ignace Bourget , and the canon and future Bishop Jean-Charles Prince designed a novitiate for women, modeled on the Sisters of Charity by Elisabeth Anna Bayley Seton in the United States , to complete the work begun by Émilie Gamelin to secure. The Congregation of the Sœurs de la Charité de la Providence was founded on March 25, 1843. Seven women who worked for Émilie Gamelin became novices. Émilie Gamelin visited Elisabeth Anna Bayley Seton to learn how to run a charitable institution of this type. She became Superior in Montreal on March 30, 1844, when all novices took eternal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Émilie Gamelin died during a cholera epidemic in Montreal on September 23, 1851. She was beatified on October 7, 2001 by Pope John Paul II .
Her work spread all over the world. Sister Joseph du Sacré-Cœur brought the Congregation to the United States in 1856. In Chile, Bernarda Morin founded an autonomous branch, the Congregación de las Hermanas de la Providencia en Chile, with permission from Montreal in 1857 .
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- ^ Sister Joseph du Sacré-Cœur (Joseph of the Sacred Heart) PARISEAU (Parizeau), ESTHER . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online . Retrieved May 7, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Gamelin, Émilie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tavernier, Emilie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Foundress of the Sœurs de la Charité de la Providence, Virgin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1851 |
| Place of death | Montreal , Canada |