Réhabilitation de Julie Billiart par l'évêque d'Amiens

Citation

Monseigneur Demandolx, évêque d'Amiens, “Réhabilitation de Julie Billiart par l'évêque d'Amiens,” SNDdeN Virtual Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://www.snddenheritagecentre.org/Virtual_Heritage_Centre/items/show/24.

Title

Réhabilitation de Julie Billiart par l'évêque d'Amiens

Description

Document remis à Mère Julie par Mgr Demandolx établissant clairement la dépendance de toutes les maisons des SND à l'égard d'une Supérieure générale.
Après avoir reconnu son erreur, Mgr Demandolx invite Julie à revenir à Amiens en tant que Supérieure générale.

A letter from Monseigneur Demandolx of Amiens inviting St Julie to return to Amiens as Superior General after she closed the convent there.

Date

1812-11-16

Creator

Monseigneur Demandolx, évêque d'Amiens

Coverage

Amiens, France

Relation

IsPartOf Archives générales des SND, Namur

Language

Français

Format

PDF

Text

English Translation:
Jean-Francois Demandolx, by the grace of God and favor of the Apostolic See, Bishop of Amiens, Beauvais and Noyon, etc., to Julie Billiart, religious of Notre-Dame, health and benediction in the Lord. Intimately convinced of the precious advantages which must result from unity of rules, of function, of custom, of costume, and in general of an entire uniformity among the Sisters of the association called of Notre-Dame, and thoroughly informed of your wisdom, prudence and other good qualities. We declare that We have recognized you, as by these presents We do recognize you, as Superior-General of all the houses of the Association of the Sisters of Notre-Dame which are, or which in the future shall be, established in Our diocese, and to this effect We give you all the same powers, rights and privileges which have been granted to you in the said capacity or appellation by the Bishops of those dioceses where-in the said Sisters of Notre-Dame have establishments. We recommend in consequences, and furthermore expressly enjoin on each of the Sisters of the Association called of Notre-Dame who are, and who shall be in the future, anywhere with in Our diocese, to show to you at all times and in all circumstances the respect, submission and obedience due to their Superior-General.
These presents shall be read in presence of the whole Community established in the Faubourg-Noyon of the City of Amiens, and transcribed on to their Register; and the Superior shall communicate them to all the Sisters dispersed in the houses of Our diocese, so that none shall be able to plead ignorance thereof.
Given at Amiens, under Our hand and seal, and countersigned by Our Secretary, Monday, the sixteenth of November, of the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and twelve.
J. Fr., Bishop of Amiense
By command, etc.
Gravest, Canon, Secretary
History of the Rules and Constitutions of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur by Sister Julie de la Sainte Famille p. 59-60