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August 17

Leopoldina Naudet (1773–1834)

Founding religious

Religious and founder of Franco-Austrian origin, Leopoldina Naudet served the renewal of Christian life through education and a deep interior life.

Biography

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.

Practical advice

Perform an important task today without seeking recognition and silently offer its fruits to God.

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