Jeanne Chezard de Matel

Jeanne Chezard de Matel

Jeanne Chezard de Matel, (6 November 1596 – 1670), was the French Foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, the rule and constitutions of the order being approved in 1633. The principal objective of the order was youth education.

Mother de Matel was considered a strong and simple leader with a clear feeling for her objectives. A prolific writer, there remains archives containing more than 5000 pages of her writings.

External links

* [http://www.incarnateword.org/cvi/jdmlife.html "The Incarnate Word"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Château des Matel — Château de Matel Château de Matel Ajouter une image Présentation Période ou style Début construction XVIe siècle Propriétaire actuel famille Bourg …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Château de Matel — Début construction XVIe siècle Propriétaire actuel famille Bourgeois Chevassus Protection non Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • French school of spirituality — The French School of Spirituality was the principle devotional influence within the Catholic Church from the mid 17th Century through the mid 20th Century not only in France but throughout the church in most of the world. A development of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament — The official habit of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament The Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament is an order of nuns founded in the early part of the seventeenth century by Jeanne Chezard de Matel. External links …   Wikipedia

  • Ernest Hello — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hello (homonymie). Portrait d Ernest Hello par Félix Valloton paru dans Le Livre des masques de Remy de Gourmont (vol …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Order of the — • Founded in the early part of the seventeenth century by Jeanne Chezard de Matel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament —     Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Order of the     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament     Founded in the early part of the seventeenth century by Jeanne Chezard de Matel. The illustrious foundress… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”