Anne-Marie Martel was born in Le Puy-en-Velay on Thursday, 11 August 1644. She was baptised two days later and grew up with her brothers and sisters in a Christian family, receiving an excellent education. In 1666, the parish priest, Mr Tronson, a Sulpician, sent her on a mission to help the poor, including hospice residents, lace-makers, street children, beggars, pilgrims, and peasants. She shared this mission with her companions, working together to help everyone discover that they were ‘loved by God’. As a laywoman who had taken a vow of chastity, she dedicated her life to God and the poor, as expressed in her prayer: ‘Lord, may all my pleasure be in pleasing you’.<\/p>\n
She died of exhaustion on 15 January 1673.<\/p>\n
Without realising it, Anne-Marie had founded the ‘Work of Instruction’.<\/p>\n
On 21 May 1676, Monseigneur de B\u00e9thune, the Bishop of Le Puy, officially authorised this work, giving it canonical status and entrusting its direction to the Sulpicians.<\/p>\n
For historical reasons, the ‘Demoiselles de l’Instruction’ became known as the ‘S\u0153urs de l’Instruction de l’Enfant-J\u00e9sus’.<\/p>\n
Following in the footsteps of Christ and guided by Anne-Marie Martel’s vision, the Sisters of the Infant Jesus embody their charism: ‘Love of the Father and of our brothers and sisters, at the service of awakening and deepening the faith’.<\/p>\n
Today, the spiritual family of the Enfant-J\u00e9sus brings together sisters, associates, friends, the Anne-Marie Martel fraternity and school leaders in seven countries, all under the supervision of the Congregation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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