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A double birth(3/3)

This article is the continuation and conclusion of the double portrait of Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage, written to mark the bicentenary of their birth. It was published on this website in three parts, of which this is the third. It goes over the beginnings of the foundation and the leadership of Antoinette and Etienne.…
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A double birth: Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage (2/3)

Suite du double portrait d’Etienne Pernet et d’Antoinette Fage, rédigé à l’occasion du bicentenaire de leur naissance. Voici la deuxième, qui évoque en particulier le discernement d’Antoinette Fage et le caractère des fondateurs.

A double birth: Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage.(1/3)

This article paints a double portrait ofEtienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage. It was written on the occasion of the bicentenaryof their birth. It will be published in three parts on this website, the firstof which covers the early years of their lives up until 1864.200 years ago, in 1824, Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage were…
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To pray with Paul-Hélène

To pray with the Blessed Sr Paul-Hélène Saint RaymondFirst of the 19 Martyrs of Algeria, 8th May 1994 A spiritual journey of ardour and confidence Born in Paris on 24 January 1927, Paul-Hélène was the eighth of ten children. After studying at Sainte-Marie de Neuilly, she obtained a degree in physics and chemistry at the…
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Stories of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service

Carey Kasten and Brenna Moore published a moving account of our mission as LSA in East Harlem.   Before the book launch on May 20th, Sr. Margaret and Julie Garay had a lovely visit in front of our house where Margaret presented the book, Mutuality in El Barrio, to her. Enjoy this delightful moment. May…
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Paul-Hélène Saint-Raymond, première des dix-neuf Martyrs d’Algérie

Paul-Hélène Saint-Raymond, first of the nineteen Martyrs of Algeria

Hélène Saint-Raymond was born at Paris in the 17th district into a deeply Christian family, the eighth of ten children. After her studies at the college Sainte-Marie de Neuilly, she prepared for a degree in physics and chemistry at the Sorbonne and participated at the Centre Richelieu (a centre for Catholic students created by the…
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History of the LSAs in Naples

The community of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in Naples had to close in November 2023, after eighty-eight years of an almost continuous existence in the city, with only a few interruptions. This is a good opportunity to commemorate their history. As early as 1914, some women from Naples had asked the Little Sisters…
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1824-2024 : Bicentenary of the birth of our Founders

2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of our two Founders: discover the Bicentenary video!

Portraits of our Founders: the exhibition

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of the congregation’s Founders, both of whom were born in 1824, the archives department has produced an exhibition which is currently on display in the Maison de Grenelle. The exhibition will take place in three parts over the course of the year. The first part, which is currently…
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The  Our Lady of the Assumption  Fraternities

A short history : From the first years of the founding of the Congregation, 1865, the Little Sisters had their mission.in the working-class families, they were also attentive to accompanying  the faith journey of thepeople after they stopped regular visits within the family. Father Etienne Pernet, founder of the Congregation, listened to the Sisters who shared…
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