Christian feast day: Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville

French Canadian saint (1701–1771)

Marguerite d'Youville, SGM was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1990, becoming the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.