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Leonie Aviat
French religious (1844-1914)
SaintResearchedFranceOblates of St. Francis de SalesPost-1588
Feast: 10 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1844
Died
1914
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not on record
Who they were
At Perugia, Saint Frances de Sales (Leonie Aviat), virgin, who with motherly love and industry devoted herself to caring for young women and founded the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 10 January as the founder of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales, devoted to young women.
Connected on this site
- Francis de Sales Saint“Francis de Sales.” — Wikipedia
- Louis Brisson Blessed“Léonie Aviat (16 September 1844 – 10 January 1914), her religious name Françoise de Sales, was a Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-founder along with Louis Brisson of the Oblate Sisters of St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q437723 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Leonie Aviat (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.