Saint Françoise-de-Sales Aviat, OSFS
(Léonie Aviat)
Léonie Aviat was born September 16, 1844 in Sézanne, Marne Department, Champagne-Ardenne Region, France. She was the daughter of Theodore Aviat, a shopkeeper, and Emilie Caillot. She attended the Visitation School in Troyes, the school of St Francis deSales. With the influence and guidance of Mother Marie deSales Chappuis and Father Louis Brisson, Léonie received the calling to a life dedicated to Salesian Spirituality.
In 1858 Father Brisson, a man very much committed to God and humanity, founded a center where he would welcome young girls working in the mills. Léonie Aviat was also very much devoted to a Salesian life co-worker and a zealous apostle, like himself. He decided, under God's inspiration, to establish a religious congregation to direct this important work. Aviat was called to help the young factory workers, thus the new congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Francis deSales to help the came to be founded. The congregation identified with the spirituality and the teaching principles of the holy Bishop of Geneva.
In 1868 Léonie received the honorous name Sister Frances deSales. She made profession of vows on October 11, 1871. In 1872, she became the first Superior General of the Institute. Under her guidance, the community grew in numbers, the social apostolate unfolded and girls' schools were opened. In Paris, the first residence for young ladies was started, an establishment which Mother Aviat directed for eight years. Thus, the apostolate of the Oblate Sisters extended to the different classes of society and to diverse forms of education. Mother Françoise deSales guided her Sisters through the religious persecution in her native France and developed the works of the Congregation in Europe, South America and Africa. She and her order were exiled from France on April 11, 1904, due to religious persecution and anti-religious legislation. She rebuilt her congregation from Perugia, Italy, and the Order was formally approved by Pope Saint Pius X in 1911.
On January 10, 1914 she died in Perugia. To her last breath, she remained faithful to the resolution she had taken at the time of her profession: "To forget myself entirely." To her daughters she left, for all time, the very Salesian precept: "Let us work for the happiness of others." The Oblate Sisters since then have continued to grow in countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Sisters staff three schools in America: Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, MD; Saint Bernadette School in Drexel Hill, PA; and Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg, VA.
Léonie Aviat was venerated on December 1, 1978, beatified on September 27, 1992 and canonized St Léonie Françoise deSales Aviat on November 25, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
(Léonie Aviat)
Léonie Aviat was born September 16, 1844 in Sézanne, Marne Department, Champagne-Ardenne Region, France. She was the daughter of Theodore Aviat, a shopkeeper, and Emilie Caillot. She attended the Visitation School in Troyes, the school of St Francis deSales. With the influence and guidance of Mother Marie deSales Chappuis and Father Louis Brisson, Léonie received the calling to a life dedicated to Salesian Spirituality.
In 1858 Father Brisson, a man very much committed to God and humanity, founded a center where he would welcome young girls working in the mills. Léonie Aviat was also very much devoted to a Salesian life co-worker and a zealous apostle, like himself. He decided, under God's inspiration, to establish a religious congregation to direct this important work. Aviat was called to help the young factory workers, thus the new congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Francis deSales to help the came to be founded. The congregation identified with the spirituality and the teaching principles of the holy Bishop of Geneva.
In 1868 Léonie received the honorous name Sister Frances deSales. She made profession of vows on October 11, 1871. In 1872, she became the first Superior General of the Institute. Under her guidance, the community grew in numbers, the social apostolate unfolded and girls' schools were opened. In Paris, the first residence for young ladies was started, an establishment which Mother Aviat directed for eight years. Thus, the apostolate of the Oblate Sisters extended to the different classes of society and to diverse forms of education. Mother Françoise deSales guided her Sisters through the religious persecution in her native France and developed the works of the Congregation in Europe, South America and Africa. She and her order were exiled from France on April 11, 1904, due to religious persecution and anti-religious legislation. She rebuilt her congregation from Perugia, Italy, and the Order was formally approved by Pope Saint Pius X in 1911.
On January 10, 1914 she died in Perugia. To her last breath, she remained faithful to the resolution she had taken at the time of her profession: "To forget myself entirely." To her daughters she left, for all time, the very Salesian precept: "Let us work for the happiness of others." The Oblate Sisters since then have continued to grow in countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Sisters staff three schools in America: Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, MD; Saint Bernadette School in Drexel Hill, PA; and Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg, VA.
Léonie Aviat was venerated on December 1, 1978, beatified on September 27, 1992 and canonized St Léonie Françoise deSales Aviat on November 25, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Françoise-de-Sales Aviat, OSFS
(Léonie Aviat)
Léonie Aviat was born September 16, 1844 in Sézanne, Marne Department, Champagne-Ardenne Region, France. She was the daughter of Theodore Aviat, a shopkeeper, and Emilie Caillot. She attended the Visitation School in Troyes, the school of St Francis deSales. With the influence and guidance of Mother Marie deSales Chappuis and Father Louis Brisson, Léonie received the calling to a life dedicated to Salesian Spirituality.
In 1858 Father Brisson, a man very much committed to God and humanity, founded a center where he would welcome young girls working in the mills. Léonie Aviat was also very much devoted to a Salesian life co-worker and a zealous apostle, like himself. He decided, under God's inspiration, to establish a religious congregation to direct this important work. Aviat was called to help the young factory workers, thus the new congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Francis deSales to help the came to be founded. The congregation identified with the spirituality and the teaching principles of the holy Bishop of Geneva.
In 1868 Léonie received the honorous name Sister Frances deSales. She made profession of vows on October 11, 1871. In 1872, she became the first Superior General of the Institute. Under her guidance, the community grew in numbers, the social apostolate unfolded and girls' schools were opened. In Paris, the first residence for young ladies was started, an establishment which Mother Aviat directed for eight years. Thus, the apostolate of the Oblate Sisters extended to the different classes of society and to diverse forms of education. Mother Françoise deSales guided her Sisters through the religious persecution in her native France and developed the works of the Congregation in Europe, South America and Africa. She and her order were exiled from France on April 11, 1904, due to religious persecution and anti-religious legislation. She rebuilt her congregation from Perugia, Italy, and the Order was formally approved by Pope Saint Pius X in 1911.
On January 10, 1914 she died in Perugia. To her last breath, she remained faithful to the resolution she had taken at the time of her profession: "To forget myself entirely." To her daughters she left, for all time, the very Salesian precept: "Let us work for the happiness of others." The Oblate Sisters since then have continued to grow in countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Sisters staff three schools in America: Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, MD; Saint Bernadette School in Drexel Hill, PA; and Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg, VA.
Léonie Aviat was venerated on December 1, 1978, beatified on September 27, 1992 and canonized St Léonie Françoise deSales Aviat on November 25, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
(Léonie Aviat)
Léonie Aviat was born September 16, 1844 in Sézanne, Marne Department, Champagne-Ardenne Region, France. She was the daughter of Theodore Aviat, a shopkeeper, and Emilie Caillot. She attended the Visitation School in Troyes, the school of St Francis deSales. With the influence and guidance of Mother Marie deSales Chappuis and Father Louis Brisson, Léonie received the calling to a life dedicated to Salesian Spirituality.
In 1858 Father Brisson, a man very much committed to God and humanity, founded a center where he would welcome young girls working in the mills. Léonie Aviat was also very much devoted to a Salesian life co-worker and a zealous apostle, like himself. He decided, under God's inspiration, to establish a religious congregation to direct this important work. Aviat was called to help the young factory workers, thus the new congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Francis deSales to help the came to be founded. The congregation identified with the spirituality and the teaching principles of the holy Bishop of Geneva.
In 1868 Léonie received the honorous name Sister Frances deSales. She made profession of vows on October 11, 1871. In 1872, she became the first Superior General of the Institute. Under her guidance, the community grew in numbers, the social apostolate unfolded and girls' schools were opened. In Paris, the first residence for young ladies was started, an establishment which Mother Aviat directed for eight years. Thus, the apostolate of the Oblate Sisters extended to the different classes of society and to diverse forms of education. Mother Françoise deSales guided her Sisters through the religious persecution in her native France and developed the works of the Congregation in Europe, South America and Africa. She and her order were exiled from France on April 11, 1904, due to religious persecution and anti-religious legislation. She rebuilt her congregation from Perugia, Italy, and the Order was formally approved by Pope Saint Pius X in 1911.
On January 10, 1914 she died in Perugia. To her last breath, she remained faithful to the resolution she had taken at the time of her profession: "To forget myself entirely." To her daughters she left, for all time, the very Salesian precept: "Let us work for the happiness of others." The Oblate Sisters since then have continued to grow in countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Sisters staff three schools in America: Mount Aviat Academy in Childs, MD; Saint Bernadette School in Drexel Hill, PA; and Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg, VA.
Léonie Aviat was venerated on December 1, 1978, beatified on September 27, 1992 and canonized St Léonie Françoise deSales Aviat on November 25, 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
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