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Pauline-Marie Jaricot (22 July 1799; died there, 9 January 1862) was a French laywoman, the foundress of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith and the Living Rosary Association. ==Life== Pauline was born 22 July 1799, the youngest of seven children of Antoine and Jeanne Jaricot in 19th-century Lyon, France.〔("Celebrating a Legacy", Society for the Propagation of the Faith )〕 Her father owned a silk factory in Lyons, France. Her brother, Philéas, was a missionary in French Indochina (now Vietnam).〔(Brinker, Jennifer."Society for the Propagation of the Faith foundress is example of worldwide missionary vision", ''St. Louis Review'', 23 May 2012 )〕 At fifteen years of age she was introduced into the social life of the city. Subsequently, a sermon on vanity made a deep impression on her. At the age of seventeen, after a serious fall and the death of her mother, she began to lead a life of intense prayer, and on Christmas Day, 1816, took a vow of perpetual virginity. She established a union of prayer among pious servant girls, the members of which were known as the "Réparatrices du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus-Christ".〔(Weber, Nicholas. "Pauline-Marie Jaricot." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 4 Apr. 2013 )〕 As a member of an association founded by the Fathers of the Foreign Missions of Paris, she was a pioneer of organized missionary co-operation. With the women employees in the silk factory run by her sister and brother-in-law, she resolved to help the missions with prayers and a small weekly contribution of one penny a week from each person involved.〔Windeatt, Mary F.: Pauline Jaricot: Foundress of the Living Rosary and the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Rockford, IL: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc.: 1993)〕〔(Address of John Paul II to Mission Societies, 15 May 1997 )〕 Contributions were intended to help abandoned infants in China.〔("Pauline-Marie Jaricot", Pontifical Mission Societies, Malta and Gozo )〕 The seed grew and other groups joined to help all missions.This eventually led to the founding of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in 1822, dedicated to helping missionary efforts worldwide.〔 On May 3, 1922 Pope Pius XI declared the Society for the Propagation of the Faith "Pontifical".〔("Commemoration Day for Pauline Jaricot, foundress of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith: 9 January in Lyon", ''Agenzia Fides'', 9 January 2012 )〕 A member of the lay Dominicans, her spiritual director for many years was Jean-Marie Vianney.〔 In 1822, she arranged the printing and distribution of religious literature. She believed that information about the missions should be publicized. Later, the future Society would publish the ''Annals'' which contained reports from various mission territories aimed at increasing interest in the Society and the missions.〔 She became very ill and on August 10, 1835 she was healed by Saint Philomena during a pilgrimage to Mungnano, Italy. Around 1845 Jaricot purchased a blast furnace plant to be run as a model of Christian social reform. A building adjacent to the plant accommodated the families, and close by was a school and a chapel. She left the management to people who prove to be dishonest, and she was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1862. Having exhausted all her money, she spends the rest of her life destitute. 〔 She died on January 9, 1862 in Lyon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pauline-Marie Jaricot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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