SAINT
saint-marie-madeleine-postel
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Marie-Madeleine Postel, born Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel, was a French Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools. Postel was also a member from the Third Order of Saint Francis and had served as a schoolteacher after the French Revolution where she oversaw the education of around 300 children. The Revolution saw her use her then-disbanded school to house fugitive priests despite the great risk that posed to her own life.
feast Day
07-16
patronages
- Sisters of Christian Schools
birth Date
1756-11-28
death Date
1846-07-16
canonization Status
beatified
canonization Date
24 May 1925
canonized By
Pope Pius XI
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
16

