Irma Le Fer de la Motte (15 April 1816 – 31 January 1856), also called as Sister Saint Francis Xavier Le Fer was a French-American nun.[1]
Biography edit
Born on 15 April 1816 at Saint-Servan, Irma Le Fer de la Motte was the fourth of twelve children of Charles Le Fer de la Motte and Eugenie de Ginguene.[2] Her early education was scant. She learned from an informal school run by an elderly woman, and also from an English woman who lived in the town.[3]
She joined Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France), in 1839, where she was given a religious name as Sister Francis Xavier.[4] On 17 November 1841 she arrived to Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, where she served for fourteen years until her death.[5] At Sisters of Providence, she also held important leadership positions including novice mistress. She assisted Saint Theodora Guerin, the founder of Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, in discharging her administrative responsibilities.[4]
She died in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on 31 January 1856.[6]
References edit
- ^ Corrigan, John (27 May 2015). Emptiness: Feeling Christian in America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-226-23746-6. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Ris, Sister Diane (7 September 2011). Saint Mother Theodore Guérin: Woman of Providence. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-456-73604-0. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Klawitter, George (2003). After Holy Cross, Only Notre Dame: The Life of Brother Gatian (Urbain Monsimer). Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-595-29830-3. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b McCammon, Connie (30 January 2012). "Remembering Sister St. Francis Xavier". spsmw.org. Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Klawitter 2003, p. 86.
- ^ Klawitter 2003, p. 87.