Marie Poussepin was a French Dominican who founded the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation.
Background
Poussepin was born to Claude Poussepin, the Syndic of Dourdan, and his wife, who served as treasurer of the local Confraternity of Charity. After her mother died when Poussepin was 22 she intended to join a contemplative order, but her father then fell ill, requiring her to stay at home.
Career
As leader of the Jacobines, Poussepin opened elementary schools and reformed healthcare in rural France. On 20 November 1994 she was formally beatified by Pope John Paul World War II