Hélène Marie de Chappotin de Neuville
BlessedNovember 15 · 1839–1904
Hélène Marie de Chappotin de Neuville (1839, Nantes — 1904, Sanremo) — Blessed, superior general. Feast day: 15 November.
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Hélène Marie de Chappotin de Neuville was a French missionary and religious sister who lived from 1839 to 1904. Known in religious life as Mary of the Passion, she served as the superior general of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, an institute she established in 1877 in India. Her work focused on combining contemplative prayer with active missionary service, particularly providing medical care to women in regions where social customs restricted access to male practitioners. She is currently recognized as a blessed in the Catholic Church.

