The Life of St. Marie Eugenie

Anne Eugenie Milleret de Brou was born in Metz, France, on 26 August 1817. Her father was a banker. Her mother's example of a virtuous life marked her deeply. On Christmas Day 1829, she received her First Communion during which she experienced a "first call from God" In 1836, listening to Fr. Lacordaire at Notre Dame in Paris, she said, "I was truly converted". In 1837, she met Fr. Combalot at the dreamt of founding a congregation deedicated to Our Lady Of the Assumption. He chose Anne Eugenie to start it. She wanted an education for the young that would form their whole being in Christ. In 30 April 1839, two young women founded the first Assumption Community. "Our spirituality is our most precious possession.. Jesus Christ, the King of eternity, living in us and in His Church, the extension of His Kingdom in us and in the world, a great spirit of prayer, a certain liberty of spirit, a community spirit and a fraternal love, a style of education that flows from our contemplative life". The Religious of the Assumption are educators attentive to the needs of the times and of the Church. She was beatified in Rome on 9February 1975 by Pope Paul VI and canonized in Rome on 3 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.