Barbier, Adèle Euphrasie (1829–1893)
Barbier, Adèle Euphrasie (1829–1893)
New Zealand nun, teacher, religious founder. Name variations: Marie du Coeur de Jésus. Born Adèle Euphrasie Barbier, Jan 4, 1829, at Caen, Normandy, France; died Jan 18, 1893, at Westbere, Kent, England; dau. of Louis-Désiré Barbier (shoemaker) and Jeanne Adèle (Le Cler) Barbier.
Joined Sisters of Calvary and trained as teacher (1848); founded Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions (1860s); recruited sisters for new order, founding 8 houses and establishing school for Maori girls.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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