Ven Marie-Therese de Lamourous d 9/14/1836, carried on the work of the underground church during the French Rev. Dressed as a cleaning woman she would gain access to the committee of supervision, read the lists of those to be arrested and executed, and warn them.
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In the absence of a parish priest she effectively served as pastor, conducting services, teaching catechism, visiting prisoners, hearing deathbed confessions. Later operated a House of Mercy for former prostitutes, founded the lay branch of the Marianists. #WomenHoldUpTheChurch.
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