"I believe in God. 
I hope in God.  I love. 
I want to live and die
for God."

• Born and raised a free woman of color on March 11, 1812 in New Orleans, LA
• Died at the age of 50 in 1862
• Began teaching in a local Catholic school at the age of 14
• Sold her fortunes and used the proceeds to found the Sisters of the Holy Family in 1842
  • Purpose to nurse the sick, care for the poor, and instruct the ignorant
  • She founded the order after being rejected by the Ursuline and Carmelite nuns because of her race
• Opened the first Catholic home for the elderly
• Descendant of slaves
• Cause for Canonization officially opened in 1989
• Sainthood Phase: "Venerable"
• Remaining phases: "Blessed" and "Saint"
• The first US native born African American whose cause for canonization has been opened by the Catholic Church

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  Henriette Delille Transformed Life in New Orleans

• The Life of Henriette Delille
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