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Mary Agnes Briand
Marie Louise Françoise Briand, in religion Mother Mary Agnes (March 22, 1870, in La Prénessaye – March 17, 1955, on the island of Makogai in Fiji) was a French Catholicism, Catholic nun, Society of Mary (Marists), Marist missionary in Fiji, . She was regional superior for the Fiji Islands of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary from 1908 to 1946. Devoted to lepers in the Pacific islands, Pacific, she was the director of the Makogai leper colony from 1916 to 1950, one of the largest in the world. She was awarded with the Legion of Honour, Order of the Legion of Honor and the Order of the British Empire. Life Marie Briand was born on March 22, 1870, in the hamlet of La Hautière in the municipality of La Prénessaye, in the Côtes-d´Armor. Her father was the coachman of Ernest Carré-Kerisouet, master of the Forges du Vaublanc, in Plémet. In 1877, the Briand family moved to Vaublanc in Plémet. Her father left service in 1881 at the age of 55 and the family left Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missionary Sisters Of The Society Of Mary
The Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM) are a congregation of pontifical right of Catholic religious women. They are part of the Marist family of congregations. The order is dedicated to evangelization. In its missionary activity it is within the ambit of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome. History The founders of the congregation were eleven lay-women who left France from the early nineteenth century to assist in the missions established by the Marist Fathers in the South Pacific. The first of those 11 women was Marie-Françoise Perroton (1796 - 1873) who went to the mission on Wallis Island in 1846. Alone during 12 years, she ministered especially to the women and children of the island. Between 1857 and 1862 ten more missionaries arrived in Oceania to help Perroton. They were all members of the "Third Order of Mary". They had a Rule, based on that of the Marist Fathers; a habit, a vow of obedience to the local Bishop, and were called "Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
