Irma Le Fer de la Motte (15 April 1816 – 31 January 1856), also called as Sister Saint Francis Xavier Le Fer was a French-American nun.[1]
Biography
Born on 15 April 1816 at Saint-Servan, Irma Le Fer de la Motte was the fourth of twelve children of Charles Le Fer de la Motte and Eugenie de Ginguene.[2] Her early education was scant. She learned from an informal school run by an elderly woman, and also from an English woman who lived in the town.[3]
She joined Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France), in 1839, where she was given a religious name as Sister Francis Xavier.[4]
On 17 November 1841 she arrived to Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, where she served for fourteen years until her death.Шаблон:Sfn At Sisters of Providence, she also held important leadership positions including novice mistress. She assisted Saint Theodora Guerin, the founder of Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, in discharging her administrative responsibilities.[4]
