Henriette Aymer de la Chevalerie
Co-founder of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus)
Who they were
Born at the château de La Chevalerie at Saint-Georges-de-Noisné near Poitiers, she was imprisoned with her mother during the Revolution, became a penitent of Pierre Coudrin in 1794 and in 1796 accepted leadership of the group known as the Solitaires; on Christmas night 1800 she and Coudrin made their definitive vows and together founded the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, approved by Pius VII in 1817.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The congregation calls her the Good Mother, sets her beside Coudrin as co-founder and publishes a prayer for her beatification. Her informative process opened in Paris on 11 February 1925 and closed on 2 June 1927, with a supplementary inquiry in 2006–2008 declared valid on 15 October 2011.
The cause
Henriette Aymer de la Chevalerie is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Henriette Aymer de la Chevalerie.
Connected on this site
- Pius VII Servant of God“Born at the château de La Chevalerie at Saint-Georges-de-Noisné near Poitiers, she was imprisoned with her mother during the Revolution, became a penitent of Pierre Coudrin in 1794 and in 1796 accepted leadership of the group known as the Solitaires; on Christmas night 1800 she and Coudrin made their definitive…” — this site's research
- La Bonne Mère, Henriette Aymer de la Chevalerie – Congrégation des Sacrés Cœurs (SSCC Picpus)
- Founders – Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (SSCC Picpus)
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