Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Foundress of the Little Sisters of Jesus
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus
- Madeleine Hutin, taking the name Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus (26 April 1898–6 November 1989), founded a Roman Catholic community of religious sisters, the Little Sisters of Jesus, on 8 September 1939 in Touggourt, French Algeria.
- She was inspired by the life and writings of Charles de Foucauld (also known as Father de Foucauld or Brother Charles of Jesus). Little Sister Magdeleine began by sharing the life of semi-nomads on the outskirts of a Saharan oasis.
- Little Sisters of Jesus now live in sixty-three countries throughout the world.
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