Blessed Alix le Clerc was born at Remiremont in the Province of Lorraine. In her early youth she followed a divine calling and on the advice of St. Peter Fourier, established schools for girls in many French cities. She also engaged herself in many apostolic works. To bring all this about she founded with St. Peter Fourier the Congregation of Canonesses Regular of St. Augustine of Our Lady. She was concerned always with encouraging virtue. In achievements, she died peacefully at Nancy, on January 9, 1622. In 1622 Blessed Alix Le Clerc was buried in the monastery of her Order in Nancy. Following the destruction of the monastery during the French Revolution, her remains were lost for many years. Found in 1950, they were positively identified in 1960. Since 2007, Blessed Alix Le Clerc’s remains have resided in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation de Nancy in a special chapel built for that purpose.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Alix Le Clercq
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
