Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin, a foundress of a religious order who overcame poverty and illiteracy while facing false accusations.

Dive into the lives of Holy Women You’ve Never Heard Of with Dr. Elizabeth Klein and Dr. Jessica Murdoch. Bl. Marie Anne grew up in poverty and was illiterate until age 20. She became a foundress of a successful religious order in the countryside of Quebec, Canada, and endured false accusations for forty years by her order's chaplain.

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Elizabeth Klein, Dr. Jessica Murdoch

Topics covered

• Holy Women
• Religious Orders
• History of Saints
• Poverty
• Illiteracy
• False Accusations

Keywords

• Marie-Anne Blondin
• religious order
• Quebec
• history
• Holy Women
• poverty
• illiteracy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Quebec, Canada

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