August 17
Leopoldina Naudet (1773–1834)
Founding religious
Practical advice
Perform an important task today without seeking recognition and silently offer its fruits to God.
Biography
Religious and founder of Franco-Austrian origin, Leopoldina Naudet served the renewal of Christian life through education and a deep interior life. Orphaned by her mother since she was a child, she received careful training in several countries and languages. He lived community experiences guided by Saint Gaspar Bertoni and Saint Magdalene of Canossa, while he discerned the proper form of his vocation. In Verona she founded the Sisters of the Holy Family, dedicated to the education of girls and the training of educators. He wanted his work to be great before God and small before human eyes, and he sustained it with humility and perseverance.