Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France)

Jacques François Dujarié was ordained in secret on 26 December 1795, and ministered as an "underground priest" in Ruillé-sur-Loir and the surrounding area.

[1] They set up a school to teach the young children, and a dispensary to give basic medical assistance to the poor people of the neighbourhood.

In 1820 Zoe du Roscöat (Mother Marie-Madeleine) from Pléhédel, in Brittany was chosen as first Superior General.

[2] As of 2022, the Sisters of Providence of Ruillé-sur-Loir currently minister in France, England, Belgium, and Sri Lanka, and Madagascar.

[3] Sisters of Providence in England carry out various apostolates in London, Maidstone, Oxford, Witney, Lincoln and Woodhall Spa.