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==Life==
==Life==
The daughter of Jean Fage, a soldier, she was born in [[Paris]] 7 November 1824. Her mother, a seamstress, was deserted by her husband. Desperately poor, her grandmother, Madame Mutinot, provided some assistance. In July 1830 while returning from the market, Madame Mutinot was shot dead at [[July Revolution|the barricades]]. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mgIMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Antoinette+Fage&source=bl&ots=u49q6eVLOu&sig=ACfU3U3RQZyronwENFQnBWpa6thBt9aiyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV4r68qeLjAhVu1lkKHf2wDiQ4ChDoATAGegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=Antoinette%20Fage&f=false ''Mère Marie de Jésus'', Longmans, Green & Company, 1917]{{PD-notice}}</ref>
The daughter of Jean Fage, a soldier, she was born in [[Paris]] 7 November 1824. Her mother, a seamstress, was deserted by her husband. Desperately poor, her grandmother, Madame Mutinot, provided some assistance. In July 1830 while returning from the market, Madame Mutinot was shot dead at [[July Revolution|the barricades]]. <ref name=mere>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mgIMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=Antoinette+Fage&source=bl&ots=u49q6eVLOu&sig=ACfU3U3RQZyronwENFQnBWpa6thBt9aiyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV4r68qeLjAhVu1lkKHf2wDiQ4ChDoATAGegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=Antoinette%20Fage&f=false ''Mère Marie de Jésus'', Longmans, Green & Company, 1917]{{PD-notice}}</ref>


Antoinette was diagnosed at a young age with curvature of the spine. Her growth was stunted, leaving her below average height,<ref>[https://assomption-psa.org/en/story/ "The journey of Antoinette", Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption]</ref> her body twisted, with one shoulder higher than the other.
Antoinette was diagnosed at a young age with curvature of the spine. Her growth was stunted, leaving her below average height,<ref>[https://assomption-psa.org/en/story/ "The journey of Antoinette", Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption]</ref> with one shoulder higher than the other. Antoinette was orphaned at the age of thirteen and cared for by friends of her grandparents. Around 1850, she began working at a sewing workshop to support herself, and joined the Sodality of [[Our Lady of Good Counsel]], whose members visite the poor to distribute food. She then joined the [[Third Order of Saint Dominic|third order of St. Dominic]].<ref name=mere/>


Antoinette was orphaned at the age of thirteen and cared for by friends of her grandparents. She later worked at a sewing workshop to support herself, and joined the Sodality of [[Our Lady of Good Counsel]], whose members visited the poor to distribute food. She also became involved in the charitable activities of the Archconfraternity of [[Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris|Notre-Dame-des-Victoires]]. She visited the poor with food and small offerings of money, becoming so well-known that in 1861, the Mesdames de Meynard asked her to become director of an orphanage for girls.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XtSvcRl7ffMC&pg=PT347&lpg=PT347&dq=Antoinette+Fage&source=bl&ots=KJ7HBqBlPh&sig=ACfU3U1zPqtGl4D2K0qLJw3wxX1spaoRYg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5i7iCi-LjAhWwslkKHX5qCK84ChDoATABegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Antoinette%20Fage&f=false Harris, Ruth. ''Lourdes: Body And Spirit in the Secular Age'', Penguin UK, 2008]{{ISBN|9780141889900}}</ref> When the orphanage could take in no more, she found families who would board the girls.
She also became involved in the charitable activities of the Archconfraternity of [[Basilica of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Paris|Notre-Dame-des-Victoires]]. She visited the poor with food and small offerings of money, becoming so well-known that in 1861, the Mesdames de Meynard asked her to become manager of an orphanage for girls.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XtSvcRl7ffMC&pg=PT347&lpg=PT347&dq=Antoinette+Fage&source=bl&ots=KJ7HBqBlPh&sig=ACfU3U1zPqtGl4D2K0qLJw3wxX1spaoRYg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5i7iCi-LjAhWwslkKHX5qCK84ChDoATABegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Antoinette%20Fage&f=false Harris, Ruth. ''Lourdes: Body And Spirit in the Secular Age'', Penguin UK, 2008]{{ISBN|9780141889900}}</ref> the house, whose capacity the directors set at eighteen, sheltered girls between the age of twelve and eighteen and taught them skills so that they could find work upon leaving. When the house could take in no more, she found families who would board the girls.<ref name=mere/>
She met Etienne Pernet in 1864.<ref name=first>{{cite web |url=http://www.assomption-psa.org/antoinette-fage-marie-of-jesus-her |title=Antoinette Fage (Marie of Jésus) : her first years of life |publisher=Little Sisters of the Assumption}}</ref> Pernet told her of his plan to form a new religious order. In 1865, she formed the first community of the new order.<ref name=encounter>{{cite web |url=http://www.assomption-psa.org/1864-the-decisive-encounter |title=1864 : the decisive encounter |publisher=Little Sisters of the Assumption}}</ref>
She met Etienne Pernet in 1864 Pernet told her of his plan to form a new religious order. In 1865, she formed the first community of the new group, dedicated to caring for the sick poor in their own homes.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=DVg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA452&dq=Antoinette+Fage&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK--Lxy-LjAhUCuVkKHdVyD88Q6AEISjAG#v=onepage&q=Antoinette%20Fage&f=false "Review of 'Mère Marie de Jésus'", ''America'', Vol. 18, 1918, p. 452]{{PD-notice}}</ref> Fage took final vows in 1878; she died in 1893.


The congregation was officially approved by the Pope in 1897. By that time, the order had communities in England, Ireland and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/approfondir-sa-foi/temoigner/temoins/397499-etienne-pernet-1824-1899-et-antoinette-fage-1824-1883/ |title=Étienne Pernet (1824-1899) et Antoinette Fage (1824-1883) |publisher=Conférence des évêques de France |language=fr}}</ref>
The congregation was officially approved by the Pope in 1897. By that time, the order had communities in England, Ireland and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eglise.catholique.fr/approfondir-sa-foi/temoigner/temoins/397499-etienne-pernet-1824-1899-et-antoinette-fage-1824-1883/ |title=Étienne Pernet (1824-1899) et Antoinette Fage (1824-1883) |publisher=Conférence des évêques de France |language=fr}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The Antoinette Fage Association in Rouen responds to local needs by providing a daycare center, and an after-school center with help with school work, among other services.<ref>[https://www.rouen.fr/associations/association_antoinette_fage Association Antoinette Fage]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Antoinette Fage
Born(1824-11-07)7 November 1824
Paris
Died18 September 1883(1883-09-18) (aged 58)
NationalityFrench
Occupationnun

Venerable Antoinette Fage (7 November 1824 – 18 September 1883) was a French Catholic nun. With Father Etienne Pernet, she founded the Little Sisters of the Assumption. She took the name Marie of Jesus.

Life

The daughter of Jean Fage, a soldier, she was born in Paris 7 November 1824. Her mother, a seamstress, was deserted by her husband. Desperately poor, her grandmother, Madame Mutinot, provided some assistance. In July 1830 while returning from the market, Madame Mutinot was shot dead at the barricades. [1]

Antoinette was diagnosed at a young age with curvature of the spine. Her growth was stunted, leaving her below average height,[2] with one shoulder higher than the other. Antoinette was orphaned at the age of thirteen and cared for by friends of her grandparents. Around 1850, she began working at a sewing workshop to support herself, and joined the Sodality of Our Lady of Good Counsel, whose members visite the poor to distribute food. She then joined the third order of St. Dominic.[1]

She also became involved in the charitable activities of the Archconfraternity of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires. She visited the poor with food and small offerings of money, becoming so well-known that in 1861, the Mesdames de Meynard asked her to become manager of an orphanage for girls.[3] the house, whose capacity the directors set at eighteen, sheltered girls between the age of twelve and eighteen and taught them skills so that they could find work upon leaving. When the house could take in no more, she found families who would board the girls.[1]

She met Etienne Pernet in 1864 Pernet told her of his plan to form a new religious order. In 1865, she formed the first community of the new group, dedicated to caring for the sick poor in their own homes.[4] Fage took final vows in 1878; she died in 1893.

The congregation was officially approved by the Pope in 1897. By that time, the order had communities in England, Ireland and the United States.[5]

Legacy

The Antoinette Fage Association in Rouen responds to local needs by providing a daycare center, and an after-school center with help with school work, among other services.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mère Marie de Jésus, Longmans, Green & Company, 1917Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "The journey of Antoinette", Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption
  3. ^ Harris, Ruth. Lourdes: Body And Spirit in the Secular Age, Penguin UK, 2008ISBN 9780141889900
  4. ^ "Review of 'Mère Marie de Jésus'", America, Vol. 18, 1918, p. 452Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Étienne Pernet (1824-1899) et Antoinette Fage (1824-1883)" (in French). Conférence des évêques de France.
  6. ^ Association Antoinette Fage
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