It was in the church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs, on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 1623, that Louise was freed from her doubts and received the grace that illuminated her soul. This is called her Lumière Experience.
Vincentian Places
Places of Louise de Marillac 4 & 5 – Married Years (Saint-Sauveur Parish)
During her married years, Louise lived in the Marais district of Paris, in the parish of Saint-Sauveur (church now demolished). Along with being devoted to her family, Louise was also active in ministry in her parish.
Places of Louise de Marillac 3 – Church of Saint Gervais
Louise and Antoine Le Gras were wed in the fashionable Church of St. Gervais on February 5, 1613.
Places of Louise de Marillac 2b – Parish of Saint-Sauveur, Home of Her Aunt
Louise, at age 20, went to live with Valence d’Atticy, her aunt, to help care for her family of seven children.
Places of Louise de Marillac 2a – Parish of Saint-Sauveur, Boarding School
When Louise was about 12 years old, she was sent to a modest pension (boarding house) that was run by a poor woman. Here Louise received a practical education, learning cooking, housekeeping, and sewing.
Places of Louise de Marillac 1 – Poissy
During her childhood, Louise was cared for and received an excellent education at the royal monastery/convent of Poissy near Paris.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton (Final of Series) – National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Today, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton stands as a testament to her legacy.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 18 – Saint Joseph’s Valley, Emmitsburg, Maryland
In 1809, Elizabeth moved to Saint Joseph’s Valley, where she founded the first community for religious women in the United States—the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 17 – St. Mary’s Seminary, Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland
The house which Elizabeth Seton occupied the year she remained in Baltimore was on Paca Street, adjoining the grounds of St. Mary’s Seminary and College.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 16 – St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Barclay Street, New York
Returning to America as a widow, Elizabeth could not forget what she had encountered in Italy. She began to secretly attend St. Peter’s Church, the first Catholic church in New York City.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 15 – Church of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Livorno
A church in Livorno, Italy is dedicated to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. In 2004 the remains of her husband William Seton were transferred from the old English cemetery to this church, and dedicated with a religious ceremony.
Places of Elizabeth Ann Seton 14 – Anglican Church of St. George and English Cemetery, Livorno
William Magee Seton died in Pisa and was buried the next day in the English cemetery at Livorno. (age 37)
