Description: Namur, BELGIUM - Beatification of Mother Julie - 1906 - Roman Catholic now Saint: Julie Billiart (12 July 1751 — 8 April 1816) was a French religious leader, social worker, educator of poor children, and Catholic saint, who founded and was the first Superior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. In 1803, in obedience to Father Varin, superior of the Fathers of the Faith, and under the auspices of the Bishop of Amiens, the foundation was laid of the Institute of the Sisters of Notre Dame, a society which had for its primary object the salvation of poor children. Several young persons offered themselves to assist the two superiors, Billiart and de Bourdon. The first pupils were eight orphans. On the feast of the Sacred Heart, 1 June 1804, Billiart, after a novena made in obedience to her confessor, was cured of paralysis. The first vows of religion were made on 15 October 1804 by Billiart, Blin de Bourdon, Victoire Leleu and Justine Garson, and their family names were changed to names of saints. They proposed for their lifework the Christian education of girls, and the training of religious teachers who should go wherever their services were asked for. Varin gave the community a provisional rule by way of probation, which was so far-sighted that its essentials have never been changed. In view of the extension of the institute, he would have it governed by a superior-general, charged with visiting the houses, nominating the local superiors, corresponding with the members dispersed in the different convents, and assigning the revenues of the society. Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, Walloon Government and administration. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition. Pappeterie Woltrin, Namur.
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Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Continent: Europe
Material: Paper
Theme: Architecture, Events, Religious, Roman Catholic, Sainthood
Region: Waloonia
Country: Belgium
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Divided Back
Year Manufactured: 1906
Featured Person: Julie Billiart, Mother Julie
Subject: Beatification of Mother Julie
Postage Condition: Unposted
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
City: Namur
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Era: Pre-War (Pre-1914)
Brand/Publisher: Pappeterie Woltrin, Namur
