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Anne-Marie Javouhey

French missionary
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  • Cayenne
    French Guiana
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    …at Mana (1827–46) founded by Anne-Marie Javouhey, mother superior of the community of St. Joseph of Cluny. With Father Francis Libermann, she established one of the earliest educational systems for the freed black slaves and women, in the spirit of French Roman Catholic humanism.

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    …at Mana (1827–46) founded by Anne-Marie Javouhey, mother superior of the community of St. Joseph of Cluny. With Father Francis Libermann, she established one of the earliest educational systems for the freed black slaves and women, in the spirit of French Roman Catholic humanism.

    Read More