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Religieuses missionnaires issues du diocèse du Mans de la veille de la Révolution à la Seconde Guerre mondiale

Brigitte Waché
p. 31-56

Abstracts

Between the years 1780 and 1930, i.e. during about one and a half century, 150 sisters originating from the diocese of Le Mans left for missionary countries. About 20 different congregations were represented. If among them, the most important were the locally established, this is not only due to their geographical vicinity, but also to the fact that the Sisters of St Paul de Chartres were at the beginning the only congregation of female missionaries. The diversification later recorded in the diocese under study confirms locally the global trend of the missionary spirit which prevailed during the 19th century. This missionary behaviour increases due to the achievements of the missionaries, the religious press, and direct testimonies brought back by the missionaries themselves in their home diocese. The destination countries vary from the american world to the african continent, and later to Indochina or China, according to queries coming from either political or military circles as well as ecclesiastical ones. This presence leads generally to the set up of social or cultural institutions (hospitals, hospices, orphanages, schools).

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Noms de lieux:

Le Mans
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References

Bibliographical reference

Brigitte Waché, “Religieuses missionnaires issues du diocèse du Mans de la veille de la Révolution à la Seconde Guerre mondiale”Annales de Bretagne et des Pays de l’Ouest, 112-2 | 2005, 31-56.

Electronic reference

Brigitte Waché, “Religieuses missionnaires issues du diocèse du Mans de la veille de la Révolution à la Seconde Guerre mondiale”Annales de Bretagne et des Pays de l’Ouest [Online], 112-2 | 2005, Online since 20 January 2007, connection on 28 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/abpo/1083; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/abpo.1083

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About the author

Brigitte Waché

Professeur d’histoire contemporaine, LHAMANS – Université du Maine

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