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About St. Marie-Léonie Paradis
May 12, 1840 – May 3, 1912 · Feast May 4 · Religious / Foundress
French-Canadian Acadian-born sister, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, a congregation devoted to supporting priests in their ministry through the humble work of cooking, cleaning, and laundry in seminaries and rectories. Her vocation, modeled on the Holy Family's ordinary service of Christ the Servant, has spread to over 200 institutions in Canada, the United States, Italy, Brazil, Haiti, Chile, Honduras, and Guatemala. She is the third Canadian-born canonized saint, after Sts. Marguerite d'Youville and André Bessette.
St. Marie-Léonie Paradis is the patron saint of Priests, Rectory Housekeepers, The Service of the Clergy and Acadians.
