Saint Julia Billiart
Also known as: Julia of Billiart; Julie Billart; Mary Rose Julia Billiart
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 8
Born
July 12, 1751
Died
April 8, 1816
Canonized
22 June 1969 by Pope Paul VI
Beatified
13 May 1906 by Pope Pius X
Biography
Saint Julia Billiart, also known as Julia of Billiart, was born on July 12, 1751, in Cuvilly, a small village in Picardy, France. She was the sixth of seven children born to Jean-François Billiart and Marie-Louise-Antoinette Debraine, who were humble peasant farmers. Despite her lack of formal education, Julia had a deep faith and a remarkable understanding of her Catholic catechism from a young age....
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