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Pauline Jaricot

French religious leader
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Pauline Jaricot was a French religious leader and the founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. She began collecting money for Catholic missions in 1818. In 1822, her efforts merged with a group of laymen in Lyon, France, who were also raising funds for missions. This combined effort became the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, with Jaricot recognized as its official founder. The society's purpose was to collect and distribute funds to support Roman Catholic missions globally. In 1922, the society's headquarters moved to Rome and was reorganized to serve as the primary agency for all Catholic mission fundraising and distribution.1

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  1. Society for the Propagation of the Faith
  2. St. Louise de Marillac

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