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Sign: Blois - the place where Marie Virginie Vaslin founded the shelter for girls


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15 Rue Beauvoir, 41000 Blois, France
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On the sign:
10 octobre 1852
Ici, Marie Virginie Vaslin,
Fondatrice des Sœurs Franciecaines Servantes de Marie,
commença l’œuvre des Domestiques.

"Une mansarde en location,
5 F dans sa poche,
Plusièurs filles sans place, sans asile,
demandent à partager son logement."
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Comments:
Marie Virginie Vaslin (1820-1873), who belonged to the Capuchin order, began in this place by helping the girls who were servants in the houses in Blois.

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
October 10, 1852
Here, Marie Virginie Vaslin,
Founder of the Franciecaine Sisters Servants of Mary,
began the work of the Servants.

“A rented attic,
5 F in his pocket,
Several girls without a place, without asylum,
ask to share accommodation."



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